imprecise
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ɪmpɹɪˈsaɪs/ / /ɪmpɹəˈsaɪs/ / /ɪmpɹəˈsɑɪs/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English precise English imprecise From im- + precise.
- Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.
“Rushdie oxymoronically notes that Hobson-Jobson ‘can be wonderfully imprecise at times’ (1985: 82).”