🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

impreciso

Pronunciation / Transliteration: impreˈtʃiːzo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Inaccurate/ɪnˈæk.jʊ.rət/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il rapporto conteneva dati imprecisi."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not accurate; incorrect or imprecise.

    "The report was filled with inaccurate data that misled the team."
  2. 2

    Failing to conform to a standard or truth.

    "His recollection of the events was inaccurate, leading to confusion."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'inaccurate' is derived from the prefix 'in-' meaning 'not' and the root 'accurate', which comes from the Latin 'accuratus', meaning 'carefully done' or 'exact'. The term has evolved through Middle English, retaining its negative connotation of imprecision.

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