imprecise

See also: imprécise

English

Etymology

From im- +‎ precise.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪmpɹɪˈsaɪs/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪmpɹəˈsaɪs/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ɪmpɹəˈsɑɪs/
• Rhymes: -aɪs

Adjective

imprecise (comparative more imprecise, superlative most imprecise)

1. Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.

   Synonym: inexact

   Antonym: precise

   • 2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 486:

     Rushdie oxymoronically notes that Hobson-Jobson ‘can be wonderfully imprecise at times’ (1985: 82).

Derived terms

• imprecisely
• impreciseness

Translations

not precise or exact

Bulgarian: неточен (bg) (netočen) Catalan: imprecís (ca) Czech: nepřesný m Danish: upræcis Esperanto: malpreciza Finnish: epätarkka (fi), epätäsmällinen French: imprécis (fr) German: ungenau (de) Hungarian: pontatlan (hu) Irish: neamhbheacht Italian: impreciso (it) Norwegian: Bokmål: upresis Nynorsk: upresis Polish: niedokładny (pl), nieścisły, nieprecyzyjny (pl) Spanish: inconcreto (es)

Anagrams

• impierces

Italian

Adjective

imprecise f pl

1. feminine plural of impreciso