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imprecise

/ɪmpɹəˈsaɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
im-pre-cise
IPA
/ɪmpɹəˈsaɪs/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.

Example Sentences

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪmpɹəˈsaɪs/
  • British English: /ɪmpɹɪˈsaɪs/

Inflected Forms

more imprecise (comparative) most imprecise (superlative)

Derived Forms

imprecisely impreciseness

Synonyms

inexact

Antonyms

precise

Rhymes With

nice price ice on ice advice twice de-ice vice cold as ice device rice sacrifice

Questions

How do you pronounce imprecise?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmpɹəˈsaɪs/.
What does imprecise mean?
Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.
Where does imprecise come from?
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.

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