imprecise
imprecise — adjective
1. not giving or having enough detail or exactness, so that the information or resu
not giving or having enough detail or exactness, so that the information or result may not be fully reliable or clear
The weather forecast was too imprecise to tell us whether to bring an umbrella.
too + adjective + to-infinitive for insufficient precision
His imprecise description of the suspect made it hard for the police to identify him.
adjective used attributively before a noun: imprecise description
The researchers found that the old measuring tool gave imprecise results.
Using imprecise language in a legal contract can lead to serious disputes.
The travel guide was imprecise about the exact distance between the two villages.
- vague
suggests a lack of clear boundaries or definition; vagueness often comes from missing essential information, whereas imprecise implies the information exists but is not fine-grained enough
- inexact
the mildest and most neutral synonym; simply acknowledges that something is not perfectly accurate, without implying it is unusable
- inaccurate
stronger than imprecise — means wrong or incorrect, not just lacking detail
- ambiguous
focuses on the possibility of more than one interpretation, while imprecise focuses on a lack of exactness
文法句型
imprecise + noun
be + imprecise
imprecise about + noun / wh-clause
用法筆記
Frequently describes measurements, estimates, language, descriptions, and calculations in academic, technical, or formal contexts. The opposite is precise — imprecise information may be roughly correct but lacks the level of detail needed for a specific purpose.