precisive (B2)
adjective
Definition
precisive means (logic) Exactly limiting by cutting off all that is not absolutely relevant. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as precisive.
A precisive tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became precisive after the announcement.
How to Use precisive
- precisive + noun (collocation)
- Use precisive before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a precisive reaction."
- become precisive (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became precisive near the end."
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