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imprecise

[im-pruh-sahys] / ˌɪm prəˈsaɪs /








ADJECTIVE
inexact
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Imprecise weather forecasting and spotty emergency alerts due to limited cellular and internet access in rural Kentucky meant that Thies and many others were wholly unprepared for the historic flood.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2023

Imprecise wording and unconstitutional aspects frustrated the two previous attempts to get the law enacted.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022

Imprecise labeling of some of her memberships led to headlines about her padding her résumé.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2021

Imprecise ear oximeters were also developed during World War II to warn military pilots of oxygen deprivation.

From Washington Post • May 3, 2020

Imprecise as it may be—a whole bureaucracy interprets and updates a set of rules in order to determine what is and is not appropriate on Twitter—you can’t deny the rhetorical usefulness of simply @-ing Jack.

From Slate • Aug. 10, 2018




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