imprecise

See also: imprécise

English

Etymology

From im- +‎ precise.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪmpɹɪˈsaɪs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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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

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