inexact

[ in-ig-zakt ]

adjective

1. not exact; not strictly precise or accurate.

inexact

/ ˌɪnɪɡˈzækt /

adjective

1. not exact or accurate

Derived Forms

• ˌinexˈactiˌtude, noun
• ˌinexˈactly, adverb

Other Words From

• inex·actly adverb
• inex·actness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inexact¹

First recorded in 1820–30; in- ³ + exact

Example Sentences

Given the nature of the crimes and the climate in which they were committed, the numbers themselves are inexact.

From The Daily Beast

The recipe is inexact; a crazy mix of luck, audacity, and moxie.

From The Daily Beast

The margin of error for the rather inexact dating process was 250 years.

From The Daily Beast

This again is inexact, since there are no precise figures of population that cover the period.

From Project Gutenberg

Now the intensity of a sound indicates its extent only by accident, and therefore in an inexact manner.

From Project Gutenberg

All conclusions which we derive from visual acuteness become very inexact as soon as it is lowered.

From Project Gutenberg

This is only another instance of the singularly inexact and haphazard ways of the Admiralty in those days.

From Project Gutenberg

The conditions which the subtlety of Ming-shu imposed ceased to bind, for their corollary was inexact.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• imprecise