imprecise
/ɪmpɹɪˈsaɪs/US/ɪmpɹəˈsaɪs/
imprecise adjective: not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.
Adjective
imprecise (comparative more imprecise, superlative 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).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
imprecise meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
imprecise in Urdu
- بےصراحت, مبہم, نادرست
imprecise in Bengali
- imprecise, inaccurate
- অযথা ojotha
imprecise in Malayalam
- indefinite, vague, loose
- കൃത്യമല്ലാത്ത, കണിശമല്ലാത്ത, കൃത്യതയില്ലാത്ത, അവ്യക്ത, അസ്പഷ്ട, അസ്ഫുട
- inexact, approximate, estimated
- കൃത്യമല്ലാത്ത, അസൂക്ഷ്മം, ഏകദേശമായ, ഏറെക്കുറെ അടുത്തുവരുന്ന, അടങ്കലായ, മതിപ്പുകണക്കായ
imprecise in Kannada
- ನಿಖರವಲ್ಲದ, ಕರಾರುವಾಕ್ಕಲ್ಲದ, ನಿಷ್ಕೃಷ್ಟವಲ್ಲದ
Synonyms of imprecise
Antonyms
Forms of imprecise
| comparative | more imprecise |
|---|---|
| superlative | most imprecise |
Origin of imprecise
From im- + precise.
Words formed from imprecise
Words that rhyme with imprecise
Questions about imprecise
- What does imprecise mean?
- Imprecise means not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.
- What is imprecise in Urdu?
- Imprecise in Urdu is بےصراحت, مبہم, نادرست. See Imprecise meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is imprecise?
- Imprecise is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce imprecise?
- Imprecise is pronounced /ɪmpɹɪˈsaɪs/ (UK).
Words near imprecise in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: imprecise (page history and authors); imprecise (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অযথা (Bengali) (page history and authors); imprecise (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); imprecise (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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