'Precisian' definitions:

Definition of 'Precisian'

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  • Precisian \Pre*ci"sian\, n.
  • 1. One who limits, or restrains. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An overprecise person; one rigidly or ceremoniously exact in the observance of rules; a formalist; -- formerly applied to the English Puritans. [1913 Webster]
  • The most dissolute cavaliers stood aghast at the dissoluteness of the emancipated precisian. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'precisian'

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