imprecise

imprecise
imprecisely, adv.imprecision /im'preuh sizh"euhn/, impreciseness, n.
/im'preuh suys"/, adj.
not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
[1795-1805; IM-2 + PRECISE]

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