accurate
accurate
ac·cu·rate
/ˈækjərət/ adj [more ~; most ~]
1 : free from mistakes or errors
The model is accurate down to the tiniest details.
an accurate account/record/report/description
Her novel is historically accurate.
He needed a more accurate [=precise] term to describe the procedure.
an accurate throw/shot [=a throw/shot that does not miss its target]
— opposite inaccurate
2 : able to produce results that are correct : not making mistakes
an accurate reporter
an accurate measuring device
The machines were not yet accurate enough to give useful results.
— opposite inaccurate
ac·cu·rate·ly adv
It is very difficult to accurately predict the weather.
The book's title does not accurately reflect its subject.
