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adjective
Date: 1805
not precise ; inexact, vague <an imprecise estimate> • imprecisely adverb • impreciseness noun • imprecision noun
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imprecise — adjective 1) a rather imprecise definition Syn: vague, loose, indefinite, inexplicit, indistinct, nonspecific, unspecific, sweeping, broad, general; hazy, fuzzy; informal loosey goosey, woolly, sketchy, nebulous, ambiguous … Thesaurus of popular words
