imprecise
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im·pre·cise
(ĭm′prĭ-sīs′)adj.
Not precise.
im′pre·cise′ly adv.
im′pre·ci′sion (-sĭzh′ən) n.
imprecise
(ˌɪmprɪˈsaɪs)adj
not precise; inexact or inaccurate
ˌimpreˈcisely adv
imprecision, ˌimpreˈciseness n
im•pre•cise
(ˌɪm prəˈsaɪs)adj.
not precise; vague; inexact.
[1795–1805]
im`pre•cise′ly, adv.
im`pre•ci′sion (-ˈsɪʒ ən) im`pre•cise′ness, n.
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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 The charges were vague and imprecise.
accurate, exact, precise, careful, explicit, definite, determinate
accurate, exact, precise, careful, explicit, definite, determinate
Translations
غَيْر دَقيق
nepřesný
upræcis
nem pontos
ónákvæmur
netikslumasnetikslus
neprecīzsneskaidrs
açık olmayanbelirsiz
imprecise
[ˌɪmprɪˈsaɪs] adj → impreciso/aimprecise
(impriˈsais) adjective not clear; vague. Her directions were so imprecise that we lost our way.
ˌimpreˈcision noun