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View definitions for imprecise

imprecise

adjective as in approximate

adjective as in general

adjective as in indeterminate

adjective as in inexact

Weak matches

adjective as in loose

adjective as in nebulous

adjective as in rough

adjective as in unclear

adjective as in ungrammatical

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Example Sentences

Democrats have much bigger media problems than the New York Times’ sometimes using imprecise adjectives in its stories about Trump.

From Slate

In a letter, a Securus analyst said the data were so imprecise he was unwilling to swear to its accuracy in court.

He didn’t say in his letter why the data were imprecise or how widespread the problem was.

While Patel’s LinkedIn post told those interested in campaigning that “we will sort your housing”, it is being argued that this was imprecise language.

From BBC

“While it is certainly expected that political candidates address geopolitics, and while there are legitimate and serious criticisms of the Chinese Communist Party, imprecise and inflammatory rhetoric can create the false narrative that targets Asian Americans as untrustworthy, anti-American or ‘perpetual foreigners,’” the letter said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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