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imprecise

/ɪmpɹɪˈsaɪs/ UK
/ɪmpɹəˈsaɪs/ US
/ɪmpɹəˈsɑɪs/ Australia

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adjective more imprecise · most imprecise

Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty. Rushdie oxymoronically notes that Hobson-Jobson ‘can be wonderfully imprecise at times’ (1985: 82).
Similar: inexact · Opposite: precise

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adj not precise or exact

Español	inconcreto
Français	imprécis
Deutsch	ungenau
Italiano	impreciso

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@misc{imprecise_2026,
  title = {imprecise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/imprecise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}