precisiveadj.

Brit.

/prᵻˈsʌɪsɪv/, U.S.

/priˈsaɪsɪv/,

/prəˈsaɪsɪv/

Forms: 1600s praecisive, 1600s– precisive.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin praecīs- , praecīdere , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin praecīs-, past participial stem of praecīdere precide v. + -ive suffix. With sense 1 compare earlier precision n. 1, prescission n.

1. That exactly separates or distinguishes one thing from another; limiting, determining. Chiefly Philosophy, esp. in precisive abstraction.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > [adjective] > performing abstraction

abstractive1610

precisive1650

abstractionist1860

1650 F. Cheynell Divine Trinunity vi. 75 A Praecisive abstraction doth not lay any ground either for a Rational negation, or a reall separation.

1661 W. Johnson Novelty Represt ii. vii. 347 I really know not any Roman universality Ecclesiastical in your precisive and exclusive sense.

1725 I. Watts Logick i. vi. §9 Abstraction is..either Precisive or Negative. Precisive Abstraction is when we consider those Things apart which cannot really exist apart; as when we consider a Mode without considering its Substance and Subject.

1780 T. Sheridan Gen. Dict. Eng. Lang. II Precisive,..exactly limiting.

1873 W. H. Hill Elem. Philos. ii. ii. 118 By this precisive act of the mind, and by comparison, the intellect forms the idea of the unity of nature.

1947 C. Vollert tr. F. Suárez On Var. Distinctions 19 The mind..conceives them as distinct through precisive abstraction.

1996 A. Bäck On Reduplication iv. xiii. 398 (note) The abstractive and precisive types resemble the sorts of specificative propositions distinguished by Peter of Fonseca.

2. Characterized by precision; precise, exact.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [adjective]

rightOE

namely?c1225

lealc1330

very1338

truec1400

justc1425

exquisite1541

precise?a1560

jump1581

accuratea1599

nice1600

refined1607

punctual1608

press?1611

square1632

exact1645

unerring1665

proper1694

correct1705

pointed1724

prig1776

precisivea1805

as right as a trivet1835

spot on1936

a1805 D. Gilson Serm. Pract. Subj. (1807) 110 Daniel..foretold with the greatest precisive openness the exact time of our Saviour's coming.

1897 Daily News 22 May 5/1 [He] has made at least one definite, precisive, and particular charge.

1952 D. M. Jones Anathemata (1972) v. 134 These, captain, were his precisive words.

1982 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 15 Dec. f4/2 (advt.) Must be impeccably neat, adaptable, precisive typing, filing, bookkeeping and communication skills.

2004 E. Flügel Microfacies Carbonate Rocks iii. 54/1 Limestones can also display distinctive rock colors which need a more precisive terminology.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	precisive
释义	precisiveadj. Brit. /prᵻˈsʌɪsɪv/, U.S. /priˈsaɪsɪv/, /prəˈsaɪsɪv/ Forms: 1600s praecisive, 1600s– precisive. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin praecīs- , praecīdere , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin praecīs-, past participial stem of praecīdere precide v. + -ive suffix. With sense 1 compare earlier precision n. 1, prescission n. 1. That exactly separates or distinguishes one thing from another; limiting, determining. Chiefly Philosophy, esp. in precisive abstraction. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > [adjective] > performing abstraction abstractive1610 precisive1650 abstractionist1860 1650 F. Cheynell Divine Trinunity vi. 75 A Praecisive abstraction doth not lay any ground either for a Rational negation, or a reall separation. 1661 W. Johnson Novelty Represt ii. vii. 347 I really know not any Roman universality Ecclesiastical in your precisive and exclusive sense. 1725 I. Watts Logick i. vi. §9 Abstraction is..either Precisive or Negative. Precisive Abstraction is when we consider those Things apart which cannot really exist apart; as when we consider a Mode without considering its Substance and Subject. 1780 T. Sheridan Gen. Dict. Eng. Lang. II Precisive,..exactly limiting. 1873 W. H. Hill Elem. Philos. ii. ii. 118 By this precisive act of the mind, and by comparison, the intellect forms the idea of the unity of nature. 1947 C. Vollert tr. F. Suárez On Var. Distinctions 19 The mind..conceives them as distinct through precisive abstraction. 1996 A. Bäck On Reduplication iv. xiii. 398 (note) The abstractive and precisive types resemble the sorts of specificative propositions distinguished by Peter of Fonseca. 2. Characterized by precision; precise, exact. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [adjective] rightOE namely?c1225 lealc1330 very1338 truec1400 justc1425 exquisite1541 precise?a1560 jump1581 accuratea1599 nice1600 refined1607 punctual1608 press?1611 square1632 exact1645 unerring1665 proper1694 correct1705 pointed1724 prig1776 precisivea1805 as right as a trivet1835 spot on1936 a1805 D. Gilson Serm. Pract. Subj. (1807) 110 Daniel..foretold with the greatest precisive openness the exact time of our Saviour's coming. 1897 Daily News 22 May 5/1 [He] has made at least one definite, precisive, and particular charge. 1952 D. M. Jones Anathemata (1972) v. 134 These, captain, were his precisive words. 1982 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 15 Dec. f4/2 (advt.) Must be impeccably neat, adaptable, precisive typing, filing, bookkeeping and communication skills. 2004 E. Flügel Microfacies Carbonate Rocks iii. 54/1 Limestones can also display distinctive rock colors which need a more precisive terminology. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1650
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