INEXACT, INEXACTNESS
ADJECTIVES
► FUZZY inexact in thought or expression → 1937
► RUSTICAL roughly approximate; unscientific, inexact → 1660 obs.
► SEAT-OF-THE-PANTS of an activity: done on the basis of practical experience rather than technical knowledge; inexact → 1935 colloq.
► UNEXACT inexact → 1758
► UNPURPOSE awkward; inexact; untidy; useless → 1865 Sc.
► UNRIGHT incorrect; inexact → a1522
NOUNS
► IMPRECISION want of precision; inexactness → 1803
► INEXACTITUDE a being inexact; want of accuracy or precision; inexactness → 1786
► UNEXACTNESS inexactness → 1677
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