imprecise en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪmpɹəˈsaɪs/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪmpɹɪˈsaɪs/ (UK)
- /ɪmpɹəˈsɑɪs/ (Australia)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more imprecise | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most imprecise | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (18)
nn upresis (not precise or exact) · eo malpreciza (not precise or exact) · it impreciso (not precise or exact) · da upræcis (not precise or exact) · fr imprécis (not precise or exact) · bg неточен (not precise or exact) · pl nieścisły (not precise or exact) · fi epätarkka (not precise or exact) · fi epätäsmällinen (not precise or exact) · hu pontatlan (not precise or exact) · nb upresis (not precise or exact) · pl nieprecyzyjny (not precise or exact) · es inconcreto (not precise or exact) · pl niedokładny (not precise or exact) · cs nepřesný (not precise or exact) · ca imprecís (not precise or exact) · de ungenau (not precise or exact) · ga neamhbheacht (not precise or exact)