imprecise - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪmpɹɪˈsaɪs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪmpɹəˈsaɪs/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪmpɹəˈsɑɪs/
- Rhymes: -aɪs
imprecise (comparative more imprecise, superlative most imprecise)
- Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.
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).
imprecise f pl