imprecisely
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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All that changes is how you represent those quantities—precisely or imprecisely.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 7, 2023
In a 2019 post on the EA Forum, MacAskill wrote that "longtermism" could be defined "imprecisely" in several ways.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2022
Heard on an archival recording, the piece’s crucial staccatos are imprecisely pronounced, and the finale is shockingly subdued.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2021
Clarification: An earlier version of this story imprecisely described how the new law affects challenges to voter eligibility.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2021
But for such a world-conquering career an idea must correspond, however imprecisely, to something.
From Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann
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