IMPRECISE


Meaning of IMPRECISE in English

im ‧ pre ‧ cise AC /ˌɪmprɪˈsaɪs◂/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ precise ≠ ↑ imprecise , ↑ precision ; noun : ↑ precision ≠ ↑ imprecision ; adverb : ↑ precisely ≠ ↑ imprecisely ]

not clear or exact OPP precise , exact :

vague imprecise estimates

Alcohol affects the brain, making speech slurred and imprecise.

—imprecisely adverb

—imprecision /-ˈsɪʒ ə n/ noun [uncountable] :

an imprecision in the terminology

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