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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
Spanish imprecise [ɪmprɪˈsaɪs] adjimpreciso
French imprecise [ɪmprɪˈsaɪs] adjimprécis(e)
German imprecise [ɪmprɪˈsaɪs] adjungenau
Italian imprecise [ɪmprɪˈsaɪs] adjimpreciso/a

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