ACCURACY, ACCURATE, ACCURATELY
also see PRECISE
ADJECTIVES
► APTISH accurate, skilful, useful → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CURIOUS minutely accurate, exact, precise → 1614 obs.
► DEAD-ON accurate → 1888 UK sl.
► EXACCURATE accurate and exact, careful → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LEAL accurate, true, genuine, real, actual, exact → 1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► PAT ► PAT-OFF accurate, ready, fluent, perfect → 1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► PERJINK exact, precise, extremely accurate → 1775 Sc.
► PERJINKETY minutely accurate, exact, precise; extreme as to neatness, fussy, finical → 1887 Sc.
► PERQUIRE accurate, exact → 1742 Sc. obs.
► RIGHT AS MY LEG accurate, correct, true → 1636 obs.
ADVERBS
► BANG ON with absolute accuracy → 1936 Brit. colloq.
► DAMN TOOTIN’ accurately, completely; not doubt at all → 1910 US sl.
► LEAL accurately, truly, exactly; perfectly, thoroughly → 1400 obs. exc. Sc.
► OF RIGHT accurately, correctly, truthfully → 1494 obs.
► PERQUIRE accurately, perfectly, exactly → 1775 Sc. obs.
► TO A COCK’S HAIR accurately, to the last detail → 1966 Amer. dial.
► TO A FROG’S HAIR accurately, to the last detail → 1966 Amer. dial.
► TO A GNAT’S HAIR accurately, to the last detail → 1940 Amer. dial.
► TO A TITTLE accurately, to the smallest particular; precisely → 1607
► TO THE LAST HAIR ON A GNAT’S ASS accurately, to the last detail → 1954 Amer. dial.
NOUNS
► CURIOSITY accuracy; careful attention to detail; scrupulousness; exactness → 1400 obs.
► VERACITY accuracy or strict adherence to the truth → 1736
► VERITY an accurate or indisputably true statement, belief, etc. → 1533
NOUNS, PERSON
► STICKLER a demanding person who insists on accuracy, obedience, or the like; one who insists on something established by rule or custom → 1799
VERBS
► CALL THE TURN to make an accurate statement or prediction → 1876 Amer. sl., orig. gambling usage
► SPEAK BY THE CARD to speak with the utmost accuracy or great exactness; to be careful with one’s words → 1596
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