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accurate.

Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈak.jʊ.ɹɪt/UK/ˈak.jə.ɹɪt/UK/-ət/UK/ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt/Canada, General-American
  1. Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.

  2. Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.

    My horoscopes I read last week were surprisingly accurate.
  3. On course to hit, or successful in hitting, a target; well-aimed.

  4. Capable of consistently hitting a target, especially using some weapon or tool.

  5. Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys-der. Proto-Italic *kʷoizā Latin cūra Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cūrō Latin accūrō Latin accūrātusbor. English accurate Borrowed from Latin accūrātus, perfect passive participle of accūrō (“to take care of”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + cūrō (“care for”). First attested in 1610. Compare English cure.

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