accurate

Definition

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

Etymology

First attested in the 1610's with the now obsolete sense "done with care", and from the 1650's with the sense "precise, exact". Borrowed from Latin accūrātus (“done with care”), perfect passive participle of accūrō (“take care of”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + cūrō (“take care”), from cūra (“care”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix). Compare English cure.

Example Sentences

• "an accurate calculator"
• "an accurate measure"
• "accurate knowledge"