Imprecisely is an English word with synonyms like exactly or precisely. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Imprecisely meaning
In an imprecise manner.
Using Imprecisely
- The main meaning on this page is: In an imprecise manner.
- Useful related words include: inexactly, exactly, precisely.
- In the example corpus, imprecisely often appears in combinations such as: imprecisely to, imprecisely known, and imprecisely.
Context around Imprecisely
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Imprecisely
- In this selection, "imprecisely" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, referred, used, rapid, known, defined and stated stand out and add context to how "imprecisely" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are all imprecisely applied and article referred imprecisely to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "imprecisely" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with imprecisely
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In common parlance and legal usage, it is often used imprecisely to mean illicit drugs, irrespective of their pharmacology. (19 words)
Jacob Borders, in discussing participants' internal modeling of a discussion, says: Mental models are fuzzy, incomplete, and imprecisely stated. (19 words)
The intermediate lobe produces melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH), although this function is often (imprecisely) attributed to the anterior pituitary. (19 words)
Almost regularly, a plain iota is replaced by the epsilon-iota diphthong (commonly if imprecisely known as itacism ), e.g. ΔΑΥΕΙΔ instead οf ΔΑΥΙΔ, ΠΕΙΛΑΤΟΣ instead of ΠΙΛΑΤΟΣ, ΦΑΡΕΙΣΑΙΟΙ instead of ΦΑΡΙΣΑΙΟΙ, etc. Jongkind, Dirk (2007). (36 words)
The location of the so-called Zwingergarten from that period is only imprecisely known to be between the fortifications on the western side of the city. (26 words)
The nationality of many soldiers can no longer be ascertained with certainty as the ethnic origin was often described imprecisely in the regimental lists. (24 words)
Example sentences (11)
An earlier version of this article referred imprecisely to the audience of three media outlets, Elite Daily, Mic and Refinery29.
Almost regularly, a plain iota is replaced by the epsilon-iota diphthong (commonly if imprecisely known as itacism ), e.g. ΔΑΥΕΙΔ instead οf ΔΑΥΙΔ, ΠΕΙΛΑΤΟΣ instead of ΠΙΛΑΤΟΣ, ΦΑΡΕΙΣΑΙΟΙ instead of ΦΑΡΙΣΑΙΟΙ, etc. Jongkind, Dirk (2007).
In common parlance and legal usage, it is often used imprecisely to mean illicit drugs, irrespective of their pharmacology.
In such scripts, the total number of signs is large and imprecisely defined, so producing a text with every possible sign is impossible.
Jacob Borders, in discussing participants' internal modeling of a discussion, says: Mental models are fuzzy, incomplete, and imprecisely stated.
Muskets were used for comparatively rapid, imprecisely aimed volley fire, and the average soldier could be easily trained to use them.
Rapid wear was an essential feature so that their imprecisely formed tips would be quickly worn into compliance with the groove's contours.
The intermediate lobe produces melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH), although this function is often (imprecisely) attributed to the anterior pituitary.
The location of the so-called Zwingergarten from that period is only imprecisely known to be between the fortifications on the western side of the city.
The names widely used for some of the species, "English lavender", "French lavender" and "Spanish lavender" are all imprecisely applied.
The nationality of many soldiers can no longer be ascertained with certainty as the ethnic origin was often described imprecisely in the regimental lists.
Common combinations with imprecisely
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- imprecisely to 2×
- imprecisely known 2×
- and imprecisely 2×