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[ in-ig-zakt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌɪn ɪgˈzækt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective not exact; not strictly precise or accurate.
Origin of inexact First recorded in 1820–30; in-3 + exact
OTHER WORDS FROM inexact in·ex·act·ly, adverb in·ex·act·ness, noun Words nearby inexact inessive, inestimable, I never met a man I didn't like, in evidence, inevitable, inexact , inexactitude, in excess of, in exchange, inexcusable, inexertion
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Example sentences from the Web for inexact Given the nature of the crimes and the climate in which they were committed, the numbers themselves are inexact .
The Twisted History of the Noose | Kevin Canfield| August 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The recipe is inexact ; a crazy mix of luck, audacity, and moxie.
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There is a representation; it is inexact , because it is fragmentary and momentary.
A Night in the Luxembourg | Remy De Gourmont
But the budget book made her realize how inexact were her finances.
Main Street | Sinclair Lewis
So they had just simply said until—in other words, he is inexact for all his legalism.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I have been so inexact , as to take no list of them before nailing up the box.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson
This assertion, although it is still repeated in a number of treatises on physics, is inexact .
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for inexact
Derived forms of inexact inexactitude or inexactness , noun inexactly , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to inexact imprecise, ambiguous, vague