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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.

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imprecise

(ˌɪmprɪˈsaɪs)

adj

not precise; inexact or inaccurate

ˌimpreˈcisely adv

imprecision, ˌimpreˈciseness n

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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.

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

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imprecise

[ˌɪmprɪˈsaɪs] ADJ [information, definition] → impreciso

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imprecise

(impriˈsais) adjective

not clear; vague. Her directions were so imprecise that we lost our way.impreciso

ˌimpreˈcision noun

imprecisión

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