Precisely and Slowly

Precisely

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

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

Nearby Words: precise, precision, precising

Slowly

Slowly adverb - At a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected.

Precisely and slowly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Precisely" instead an adverb "Slowly".

Nearby Words: slow, slowness

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • The Neidermeyer His bizarre tactics that help expedite the latter include "doing precisely what we've done eighteen times before" and "climbing out of [the] trenches and walking very slowly towards the enemy".
  • Discworld / The Light Fantastic As the ultimate example, he describes light, which moves slowly on the Disc due to magical fields, as "pour[ing] like molten gold," but then has to clarify.Not precisely, of course.
  • Centipede's Dilemma Some people have reported typing quickly when they felt they were typing slowly, and upon realizing that they typed quickly, they either couldn't type quickly anymore or couldn't type both quickly and precisely anymore.
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