imprecisely

/ˈɪmpɹəˌsaɪsli/ adv

In an imprecise manner.

Word Origin Imprecisely means not precisely. Precise comes from Latin prae- 'before' and caedere 'to cut' — literally 'cut off in front,' meaning trimmed to exactness. The root caedere 'to cut' gives us decide (cut off), concise (cut together, brief), incisive (cutting in), excise (cut out), and even homicide (cutting a person).

adv In an imprecise manner.

She described the location imprecisely, making it hard to find.

(副词) 不精确地;不准确地;模糊地

她不精确地描述了位置,导致很难找到。

(adverbio) imprecisamente; inexactamente; de manera imprecisa; vagamente [De manera imprecisa.]

Ella describió el lugar de manera imprecisa, lo que dificultó encontrarlo.

(adverbe) imprécisément; de manière imprécise; approximativement [De manière imprécise, sans exactitude.]

Elle a décrit l'endroit **imprécisément**, ce qui a rendu la recherche difficile.

(Adverb) ungenau; unpräzise [Auf eine ungenaue oder unpräzise Weise.]

Er beschrieb den Weg so **imprecisely**, dass wir uns mehrmals verfuhren.

(副詞) 不正確に。大雑把に。

彼女はその場所を曖昧に説明したので、見つけるのが難しかった。

(advérbio) imprecisamente; de modo impreciso; sem precisão [De maneira imprecisa.]

Ela descreveu o local de forma imprecisa, dificultando sua localização.

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