accurately

adverb

ac·​cu·​rate·​ly ˈa-kyə-rət-lē How to pronounce accurately (audio)
ˈa-k(ə-)rət-,
ˈa-k(y)ərt-
: in an accurate manner : without mistakes or errors
It is very difficult to predict the weather accurately.
The book's title does not accurately reflect its subject.
For the first time, Europeans could accurately visualize their continent in a way that enabled them to improvise new navigational routes instead of simply going from point to point.Julie Rehmeyer

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Jake Locker, drafted by Mike Reinfeldt in 2011, couldn’t stay healthy or throw accurately. Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025 These tests could help providers diagnose endometriosis sooner and more accurately, reducing the need for surgery. Laura Young, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2025 Blade grinders are far less consistent, breaking beans unevenly rather than accurately shaving them into an even ground size and shape like a burr grinder. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025 While the humans completed the task with ease, the AI models, regardless of their training data, struggled to accurately interpret what was happening in the clips. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accurately

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of accurately was in 1581

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“Accurately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accurately. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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