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imprecise

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im·pre·cise  (mpr-ss)
adj.
Not precise.

impre·cisely adv.
impre·cision (-szhn) n.

imprecise
Adjective
inexact or inaccurate
imprecision n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.imprecise - not precise; "imprecise astronomical observations"; "the terms he used were imprecise and emotional"
inaccurate - not exact; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate"
inexact - not exact
general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"
precise - sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"

imprecise
adjective indefinite, estimated, rough, vague, loose, careless, ambiguous, inaccurate, sloppy (informal) woolly, hazy, indeterminate, wide of the mark, equivocal, ill-defined, inexact, inexplicit, blurred round the edges << OPPOSITE precise
Translations

imprecise [ɪmprɪˈsaɪs] adjimpreciso
imprecise [ɪmprɪˈsaɪs] adjimprécis(e)
imprecise [ɪmprɪˈsaɪs] adjungenau
imprecise [ɪmprɪˈsaɪs] adjimpreciso/a

imprecise
adj imprecise [impriˈsais]
not clear; vague Her directions were so imprecise that we lost our way. onpresies غَيْر دَقيق нясен nepřesný upræcis ungenau ανακριβής impreciso ebatäpne مبهم؛ سرسری epätarkka imprécis לא מְדוּיָק असंक्षिप्त neprecizan nem pontos samar-samar ónákvæmur impreciso 不明確な 애매한 netikslus neskaidrs; neprecīzs tidak tepat onnauwkeurig upresis, unøyaktig nieprecyzyjny impreciso imprecis, vag неточный nepresný nenatančen neprecizan inexakt คลุมเครือ açık olmayan, belirsiz 不明確的 неясний, невизначений مبہم không chính xác
n ˌimpreˈcision
onpresiesheid عَدَم دِقَّه неточен nepřesnost upræcished die Ungenauigkeit ανακρίβεια imprecisión ebatäpsus عدم دقت epätarkkuus imprécision אִי-דִיוּק असंक्षिप्तता nepreciznost pontatlanság ketidakjelasan ónákvæmni imprecisione 不明確 애매함 netikslumas neprecizitāte ketidaktepatan onnauwkeurigheid unøyaktighet, upresishet nieprecyzyjność imprecisão imprecizie неточность nepresnosť nenatančnost nepreciznost brist på exakthet ความไม่แน่ชัด açık olmama, belirsizlik 不明確 неясність ابہام tính không chính xác


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