accurate

adj

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

   “an accurate calculator”

   “an accurate measure”

   “accurate knowledge”

   “For more than 90% of the figures (mostly drawn during 1976-1990), either a scale, or the given magnification, will allow the user to derive accurate measurements, even when these are lacking in the diagnosis.”

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.

   “an accurate pass”

   “an accurate shot”

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

   “an accurate marksman”

   “an accurate shooter”

5. (obsolete)Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.

   “for that is the fume of those, that conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below, than indeed they have”