different between unexacting vs imprecise

English

Etymology

From un- +? exacting

Adjective

unexacting (comparative more unexacting, superlative most unexacting)

1. (of persons, feelings, states of mind, etc.) Not demanding; uncritical; not difficult to satisfy.
   • 1846, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, ch. 35:

     Florence . . . had, all through, repaid the agony of slight and coldness, and dislike, with patient unexacting love, excusing him, and pleading for him, like his better angel!

   • 1864, Anthony Trollope, The Small House at Allington, ch. 9:

     But Mrs Eames was a kind, patient, unexacting woman, who took all civil words as meaning civility.

   • 1919, Kathleen Norris, Sisters: A Story, ch. 1:

     She was rarely angry; she was unexacting, good-humoured, preferring animals to people.
2. Not requiring precision or substantial effort.
   • 1868, "Industrial Prosperity at the South," New York Times, 20 Feb., p. 4 (retrieved 17 Aug. 2010):

     It . . . yields a staple which requires a very simple and unexacting process to prepare it for market.

   • 1964, Russell Kirk, "To the Point," Reading Eagle (USA), 5 Oct., p. 16 (retrieved 17 Aug. 2010):

     His hours were not long, and his work was unexacting and physically light.

Synonyms

• (not demanding): unquestioning
• (not requiring precision): quick-and-dirty, rule-of-thumb, sloppy

English

Etymology

From im- +? precise.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mp???sa?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?mp???sa?s/
• Rhymes: -a?s

Adjective

imprecise (comparative more imprecise, superlative most imprecise)

1. Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.

   Synonym: inexact

   Antonym: precise

Translations

Anagrams

• impierces

Italian

Adjective

imprecise

1. feminine plural of impreciso