US /ˌɪmprɪˈsaɪs/ UK /ˌɪmprɪˈsaɪs/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not exact, accurate, or clearly defined

    His directions were too imprecise for us to find the cabin.

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Synonyms
1 adj · not exact, accurate, or... inexactvagueinaccuratelooseapproximateindefinitefuzzy
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Word family
Derived forms impreciselyimpreciseness

Etymology

From in- ('not') + precise, the latter from Latin praecisus ('cut off, abridged'), past participle of praecidere ('to cut off'), from prae- ('before') + caedere ('to cut').

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