Definition of precis

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Precis (n.) A concise or abridged statement or view; an abstract; a summary.

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Inexactly :: Inexactly (adv.) In a manner not exact or precise; inaccurately.
Squarish :: Square-toes (n.) A precise person; -- used contemptuously or jocularly.
Starch :: Starch (a.) Stiff; precise; rigid.
Value :: Value (n.) Precise signification; import; as, the value of a word; the value of a legal instrument.
Eccentric :: Eccentric (n.) A disk or wheel so arranged upon a shaft that the center of the wheel and that of the shaft do not coincide. It is used for operating valves in steam engines, and for other purposes. The motion derived is precisely that of a crank having the same throw..
Selfsame :: Selfsame (a.) Precisely the same; the very same; identical.
Punctual :: Punctual (a.) Observant of nice points; punctilious; precise.
Sharp :: Sharp (adv.) Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp..
Just :: "Just (adv.) Precisely; exactly; -- in place, time, or degree; neither more nor less than is stated..
Precisianism :: Precisianism (n.) The quality or state of being a precisian; the practice of a precisian.
Addition :: Addition (n.) A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him more precisely; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.; Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Way, of New York; a mark of distinction; a title..
Definition :: Definition (n.) Distinctness or clearness, as of an image formed by an optical instrument; precision in detail..
Exactness :: Exactness (n.) The condition of being exact; accuracy; nicety; precision; regularity; as, exactness of jurgement or deportment..
Starchedness :: Starched (a.) Stiff; precise; formal.
Nicety :: Nicety (n.) Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision.
Dry :: Dry (superl.) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy transition in coloring..
Genus :: Genus (n.) A class of objects divided into several subordinate species; a class more extensive than a species; a precisely defined and exactly divided class; one of the five predicable conceptions, or sorts of terms..
Accurate :: Accurate (a.) Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.
Jump :: Jump (a.) Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise.
Latitudinarian :: Latitudinarian (n.) One who is moderate in his notions, or not restrained by precise settled limits in opinion; one who indulges freedom in thinking..
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