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inexact

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in·ex·act  (ng-zkt)
adj.
1. Not strictly accurate or precise; not exact: an inexact quotation; an inexact description of what had taken place.
2. Not rigorous or meticulous: an inexact mind; an inexact method.

inex·actly adv.
inex·actness n.

inexact
Adjective
not exact or accurate
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inexact - not exact
inaccurate - not exact; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate"
imprecise - not precise; "imprecise astronomical observations"; "the terms he used were imprecise and emotional"
exact - marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"
Translations
inexact [ɪnɪgˈzaekt] adjinexacto

inexact [ɪnɪgˈzækt] adjinexact(e)

inexact [ɪnɪgˈzækt] adjungenau

inexact [ɪnɪgˈzækt] adjinesatto/a

inexact
adj inexact [inigˈzӕkt]
not quite correct, exact or true an inexact description. onjuis غَيْر مَضْبوط، غَيْر صَحيح неточно nepřesný unøjagtig ungenau ανακριβής inexacto ebatäpne غیر دقیق epätarkka inexact לא מדויק अयथार्थ netočan pontatlan kurang tepat ónákvæmur inesatto 不正確な 부정확한 netikslus neprecīzs tidak tepat onnauwkeurig upresis, unøyaktig niedokładny inexacto inexact неточный nepresný nenatančen netačan inexakt, inte fullt riktig ซึ่งคลาดเคลื่อน tam/doğru değil, yanlış, hatalı 不精確的 неточний غیر معین không chính xác
n inexˈactness
onjuistheid عَدَم صِحَّه، عَدَم ضَبْط، خَطَأ، عَدَم دِقَّة неточност nepřesnost unøjagtighed die Ungenauigkeit ανακρίβεια inexactitud ebatäpsus عدم دقت epätarkkuus inexactitude אִי-דִיוּק अयथार्थता, असत्यता netočnost pontatlanság ketidaktepatan ónákvæmni inesattezza 不正確さ 부정확 netikslumas neprecizitāte ketidaktepatan onnauwkeurigheid unøyaktighet niedokładność inexactidão inexactitate неточность nepresnosť nenatančnost netačnost inexakthet ความไม่ละเอียด hata, yanlışlık 不精確 неточність عدم صحت tính không chính xác


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If you have been inexact in any point you had better correct it.
with something of real generosity and admiration, though with a half hope that the auditors would qualify the assertion--which, strictly speaking, they might have done, prettiness being an inexact definition of what struck the eye in Tess.
Fred did not enter into formal reasons, which are a very artificial, inexact way of representing the tingling returns of old habit, and the caprices of young blood: but there was lurking in him a prophetic sense that evening, that when he began to play he should also begin to bet--that he should enjoy some punch-drinking, and in general prepare himself for feeling "rather seedy" in the morning.
 
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