inexactitude
Americannoun
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the quality or state of being inexact or inaccurate; inexactness.
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an instance of this.
Etymology
Origin of inexactitude
From French, dating back to 1780–90; see origin at in- 3, exactitude
Example Sentences
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For families in search of an explanation for their child’s distress, the inexactitude of psychiatry—its overlapping diagnoses, its uncertain prognoses—can be frustrating.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2022
He was to modern medicine as the handmade is to the machined: careful, laborious and beautiful by virtue of a rich inexactitude.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 4, 2015
Who used the phrase "terminological inexactitude" to mean "lie", to get around rules on unparliamentary language?
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2012
He concedes “some inexactitude at the margins” but says the overall trends showing the quite recent dominance of the docket by this group are undeniable.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2010
The dragon, the griffin, the unicorn, the phoenix, the centaur—these and more are represented in Muggle works of that period, though usually with almost comical inexactitude.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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