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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
Spanish inexact [ɪnɪgˈzaekt] adj → inexacto
French inexact [ɪnɪgˈzækt] adj → inexact(e)
German inexact [ɪnɪgˈzækt] adj → ungenau
Italian inexact [ɪnɪgˈzækt] adj → inesatto/a
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If you have been inexact in any point you had better correct it.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
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.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
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.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
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