imprecisely-installed
|im-pre-cise-ly-in-stalled|
/ˌɪmprɪˈsaɪsli ɪnˈstɔːld/
not exactly or carefully installed
Etymology
'imprecisely-installed' is a compound word formed from 'imprecisely' and 'installed.' 'Imprecisely' comes from 'imprecise' (not precise) + '-ly' (adverbial suffix), and 'installed' is the past participle of 'install.'
'Imprecisely' comes from 'imprecise,' which is from Latin 'im-' (not) + 'precisus' (cut off, precise). 'Install' comes from Medieval Latin 'installare,' meaning 'to place in position.' The compound 'imprecisely-installed' is a modern English formation.
Initially, the parts meant 'not precisely' and 'put in place,' and together they now mean 'put in place without precision.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
installed in a way that lacks precision or accuracy; not installed exactly or carefully.
The device was imprecisely-installed, causing it to malfunction.
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