inexact

inexact
I adjective ambiguous, approximate, approximative, broad, careless, crude, erroneous, estimated, faulty, flawed, general, guessed, haud accuratus, hazy, imperfect, imprecise, inaccurate, incorrect, loose, miscalculated, misfigured, misinterpreted, misreported, misstated, mistranslated, more or less, nearly accurate, nearly correct, rough, surmised, unclear, unmeticulous, unrevised, unscientific, unspecified, vague, without precision II index ambiguous, approximate, erroneous, generic, ill-judged, imperfect, improper, inaccurate, incorrect, indefinite, lax, liberal (not literal), oblique (evasive), open-ended, partial (relating to a part), perfunctory, slipshod

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  • inexact — inexact, acte [ inɛgza(kt), akt ] adj. • 1689; de 1. in et exact 1 ♦ Qui n est pas exact, n est pas conforme à la réalité ou à la vérité. ⇒ 1. faux. Renseignements, détails inexacts. ⇒ erroné. Calcul inexact. Il est inexact de le prétendre. Non,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • inexact — INEXÁCT, Ă, inexacţi, te, adj. (Adesea adverbial) Care nu este exact; neadevărat, neexact, greşit, incorect. ♦ (Despre oameni) Care nu este punctual. – Din fr. inexact. Trimis de valeriu, 21.07.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  Inexact ≠ exact, precis Trimis …   Dicționar Român

  • Inexact — In ex*act , a. [Pref. in not + exact: cf. F. inexact.] Not exact; not precisely correct or true; inaccurate. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inexact — inexact, acte (i né gzakt, gza kt ; voy. EXACT pour la prononciation de la finale) adj. 1°   Qui n est pas exact, en parlant des choses. Copie inexacte. 2°   Qui n est pas exact, en parlant des personnes. C est un homme fort inexact. ÉTYMOLOGIE… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • inexact — 1828, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + EXACT (Cf. exact). Related: Inexactly …   Etymology dictionary

  • inexact — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not quite accurate. DERIVATIVES inexactitude noun inexactly adverb inexactness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • inexact — [in΄eg zakt′, in΄igzakt′] adj. not exact; not accurate or precise inexactitude [in΄egzak′tə to͞od΄, in΄igzak′tə to͞od΄, in΄egzak′tətyo͞od΄, in΄ig zak′tətyo͞od΄] n. inexactness inexactly adv …   English World dictionary

  • INEXACT — ACTE. adj. Qui manque d exactitude. Calcul inexact. Copie inexacte. Image inexacte de la réalité.   Il se dit aussi Des personnes. Copiste inexact. C est un homme fort inexact …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • inexact — [[t]ɪ̱nɪgzæ̱kt[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is inexact is not precise or accurate. Both explanations were inexact... Forecasting was an inexact science. Ant: exact …   English dictionary

  • inexact — adjective Etymology: French, from in + exact exact Date: circa 1828 1. not precisely correct or true ; inaccurate < an inexact translation > 2. not rigorous and careful < an inexact thinker > • inexactly adverb • …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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