Precisely and Rather

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Precisely adverb - As stated or indicated without the slightest difference.

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Rather and precisely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rather" instead an adverb "Precisely".

Nearby Words: precise, precision, precising

Rather adverb - By choice or preference.

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Precisely and rather are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Precisely" instead an adverb "Rather".

Brightly colored and flashy uniforms continued to be the rule rather than the exception well into the age of guns and cannons, precisely because of the limitations of early firearms.

Source: Analysis / Bling of War
We don't see precisely what happens to him, but the homunculi were created for sex, and despite their feminine forms, they have penises rather than vaginas.

Source: Sexual Karma
Throwing a knife that precisely is very hard and this was an ordinary unbalanced table knife rather than a custom made throwing knife.

Source: Cover-Blowing Superpower

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