impreciso

Galician

Etymology

From in- + preciso.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /impɾeˈθiso/ [im.pɾeˈθi.s̺ʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /impɾeˈθiso/ [im.pɾeˈθi.s̺ʊ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /impɾeˈsiso/ [im.pɾeˈsi.sʊ]

• Rhymes: -iso
• Hyphenation: im‧pre‧ci‧so

Adjective

impreciso (feminine imprecisa, masculine plural imprecisos, feminine plural imprecisas)

1. imprecise, inexact

   Synonym: inexacto

   Antonyms: exacto, preciso

Further reading

• “impreciso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Italian

Etymology

From im- +‎ preciso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im.preˈt͡ʃi.zo/
• Rhymes: -izo
• Hyphenation: im‧pre‧cì‧so

Adjective

impreciso (feminine imprecisa, masculine plural imprecisi, feminine plural imprecise)

1. inaccurate, imprecise, inexact, vague

   Synonyms: inesatto, inaccurato, vago

   Antonym: preciso

Related terms

• imprecisabile
• imprecisato
• imprecisione

Anagrams

• compiersi, microspie

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin in-bor.

Portuguese in-

Portuguese preciso

Portuguese impreciso

From in- + preciso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pɾeˈsi.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pɾeˈsi.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pɾeˈsi.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pɾɨˈsi.zu/

• Hyphenation: im‧pre‧ci‧so

Adjective

impreciso (feminine imprecisa, masculine plural imprecisos, feminine plural imprecisas)

1. imprecise (containing some error, uncertainty or ambiguity)

   Antonym: preciso

2. (of a shooter or firearm) inaccurate (unable to shoot straight)

Derived terms

• imprecisamente

Further reading

• “impreciso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From in- + preciso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impɾeˈθiso/ [ĩm.pɾeˈθi.so] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /impɾeˈsiso/ [ĩm.pɾeˈsi.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iso
• Syllabification: im‧pre‧ci‧so

Adjective

impreciso (feminine imprecisa, masculine plural imprecisos, feminine plural imprecisas)

1. imprecise, vague

   Synonym: vago

Further reading

• “impreciso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025