Imprecise Meaning
/ɪmpɹɪˈsaɪs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.
Sentence Examples
The data is often imprecise.
The measurement is far too imprecise.
Every translation is imprecise, every translation is free.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The engineer's measurements were ____, so the building had flaws.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The witness gave a very ____ description of the suspect, making it hard for the police to find him.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The engineer's measurements were ____, so the building had flaws.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The witness gave a very ____ description of the suspect, making it hard for the police to find him.