inexact
adjective
not exact; not strictly precise or accurate.
inexactly
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a word derived from
inexact.
Example Sentences
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Daren actually couldn’t explain how it worked, even inexactly.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2023
Every biography is a broken mirror, reflecting the past inexactly.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2017
It tastes a little like penne alla vodka, too, oddly, inexactly and wonderfully — marinara meets tikka masala, with momos as tortelloni writ large.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2016
It took me a while to figure out, with the inexactly calibrated temperature dial, how to hold the dryer at around 150 degrees Fahrenheit, a good meat-drying temperature.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2011
The passage, like many which Emerson quotes, is rendered inexactly.
From Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Edna Henry Lee Turpin
