inexactly

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Adverbial inexactly has 1 sense

imprecisely, inexactly - in an imprecise manner; "he expressed himself imprecisely"
Antonyms: precisely, incisively, exactly
Derived from adjective inexact₁

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Term: Inexactly

Part of Speech: Adverb

Sense 1:

Definition: In a manner that is not precise or accurate; without complete or exact knowledge or information.

Sample Sentence:

He described the incident inexactly, leaving out crucial details.

Sense 2:

Definition: In a way that is not exact or definitive; with some degree of ambiguity.

Sample Sentence:

She referred to him only inexactly, as a distant relative.

Sense 3:

Definition: With imprecision or vagueness; approximately or loosely.

Sample Sentence:

The measurement given was inexactly rounded to the nearest whole number.