accurate
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Britannica Dictionary definition of ACCURATE
[more accurate; most accurate]
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free from mistakes or errors
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opposite inaccurate
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The model is accurate down to the tiniest details.
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an accurate account/record/report/description
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Her novel is historically accurate.
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He needed a more accurate [=precise] term to describe the procedure.
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an accurate throw/shot [=a throw/shot that does not miss its target]
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able to produce results that are correct
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not making mistakes
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opposite inaccurate
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an accurate reporter
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an accurate measuring device
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The machines were not yet accurate enough to give useful results.
— accurately
adverb-
It is very difficult to accurately predict the weather.
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The book's title does not accurately reflect its subject.
