different between exhaustive vs precise

English

Etymology

From exhaust +? -ive.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???z??.st?v/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???z?.st?v/

Adjective

exhaustive (comparative more exhaustive, superlative most exhaustive)

1. Including every possible element

   Synonyms: all-encompassing, thorough

2. Fully comprehensive
3. (now rare) Causing exhaustion; very tiring
   • 1878, John Henry Blunt, The Reformation of the Church of England: A. D. 1514-1547 (page 98)

     Wolsey saw in what imminent peril the revenues of the Church were from the exhaustive squandering and grasping covetousness of the Court.

   Synonyms: tiring, weariful

Synonyms

• (including every possible element): see also Thesaurus:comprehensive
• (causing exhaustion): see also Thesaurus:fatiguing

Derived terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.zos.tiv/
• Homophone: exhaustives

Adjective

exhaustive

1. feminine singular of exhaustif

English

Alternative forms

• præcise (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle French précis, from Latin praecisus. Doublet of précis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???sa?s/
• Rhymes: -a?s
• Hyphenation: pre?cise

Adjective

precise (comparative more precise, superlative most precise)

1. exact, accurate

   Antonyms: inexact, imprecise

2. (sciences, of experimental results) consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value)

   Antonyms: inconsistent, varying

3. adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:meticulous

Derived terms

• precisely
• prissy

Translations

Verb

precise (third-person singular simple present precises, present participle precising, simple past and past participle precised)

1. (nonstandard, non-native speakers' English or European Union documents, transitive) To make or render precise; to specify.

Derived terms

• precising definition

Translations

Anagrams

• piecers, pierces, recipes

Italian

Adjective

precise

1. feminine plural of preciso

Participle

precise f pl

1. feminine plural of preciso

Verb

precise

1. third-person singular past historic of precidere

Anagrams

• perisce

Portuguese

Verb

precise

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of precisar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of precisar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of precisar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of precisar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /p?e??ise/, [p?e??i.se]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /p?e?sise/, [p?e?si.se]

Verb

precise

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of precisar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of precisar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of precisar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of precisar.