adverb
- in a way that is not precise or accurate
Examples
- The measurements were recorded inexactly, leading to errors in the final calculations.
- She remembered the events inexactly, mixing up some of the details.
- The translation captured the meaning inexactly, losing some nuances of the original text.
- The clock was running inexactly, gaining about two minutes each day.
- He described the location inexactly, making it difficult for us to find the place.
- The recipe was followed inexactly, resulting in a cake that didn’t rise properly.