imprecise

/ˌˈɪmprəˌsaɪs/

If you’re being imprecise, you’re not being exact. If you try to draw a perfect circle with your eyes closed, your drawing will probably be imprecise.

One field where imprecise measurements can turn out to be troublesome is cooking. If you add an imprecise amount of flour into pizza dough, you will either get a crumbly, floury mess that won't stick together, or a big, gooey glob of dough that you can't roll out into a flat crust. Either way, your pizza will not turn out very well, and you might want to remeasure or order from the local pizza place!

Definitions of imprecise

1. adjective

   not precise
   “imprecise astronomical observations”

   “the terms he used were imprecise and emotional”

   synonyms:

   inaccurate

   not exact

   inexact

   not exact

   general

   applying to all or most members of a category or group

   general

   somewhat indefinite

   antonyms:

   precise

   sharply exact or accurate or delimited

   accurate

   conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy

   distinct

   easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined

   exact

   marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact

   specific

   (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique

   dead

   unerringly accurate

   fine

   minutely precise especially in differences in meaning

   finespun, hairsplitting

   developed in excessively fine detail

   meticulous, punctilious

   marked by precise accordance with details

   microscopic

   extremely precise with great attention to details

   nice, skillful

   done with delicacy and skill

   on the button, on the nose

   being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion

   very

   precisely as stated