imprecise

adj

imprecise

adj

UK /ɪmpɹɪˈsaɪs/ · US /ɪmpɹəˈsaɪs/

Etymology From im- + precise.

1

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:

Derived terms: imprecisely, impreciseness

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