† 1. Of manner alone: Carefully. Obs.
1632. Sherwood, Accurately, soigneusement, exactement.
1669. Evelyn, Vintage, 41 (1675). When the white is tunn’d, close it immediately and accurately.
2. Of manner and result: With careful exactness or nicety.
1611. Bible, Transl. Pref., 7. It got credit with the Jewes, to be called κατὰ ἀκρίβειαν, that is, accuratly done.
a. 1665. J. Goodwin, A being filled w. the Spirit, 395 (1867). The apostle doth distinguish very accurately and carefully in that case.
1776. A. Smith, Wealth of Nat., I. I. viii. 81. The price of labour cannot be ascertained very accurately anywhere.
1879. Lockyer, Elem. Astron., i. 16. All the constellations, and the positions of the principal stars, have been accurately laid down in Star-Maps.
3. Of result alone: Precisely, exactly, correctly; without error or defect.
1651. Hobbes, Gov. & Soc., xv. § 2. 238. Yet this, to speake properly, and accuratly, is not to reigne, for he is sayed to reigne, who rules … by precepts and threatnings.
1771. Junius Lett., lxii. 321. A man who has not read that argument, is not qualified to speak accurately upon the subject.
1817. Malthus, Population, I. 474. The average number of the births being for a period of 30 years almost accurately equal to the number of deaths.
1860. Tyndall, Glaciers, I. § 6. 42. The ridges upon its surface accurately resemble waves in shape.
