imprecise
Example Sentences
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The microbe, Methanosarcina acetivorans, appears to function normally despite this flexible interpretation, demonstrating that life can operate with a slightly imprecise code.
From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026
First, the bad news: “Snowcrete” is the treacherous ice that results when rain, imprecise or nonexistent plowing and insufficient salting turn what was once fluffy white snow into a dense and dirty scourge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
Barca could not get out of first gear in a dry first half and their passing was unusually imprecise.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
Pepin-Neff adds that broad, imprecise language around encounters is likely fuelling fears and distorting people's understanding of the risk.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
The note was imprecise, and we did not know exactly when the strike had started or exactly what it was about.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
