inexact

[ in-ig-zakt ]

/ ˌɪn ɪgˈzækt /

not exact; not strictly precise or accurate.

Origin of inexact

First recorded in 1820–30; in-³ + exact

in·ex·act·ly, adverb in·ex·act·ness, noun

Given the nature of the crimes and the climate in which they were committed, the numbers themselves are inexact.

The Twisted History of the Noose |Kevin Canfield |August 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The recipe is inexact; a crazy mix of luck, audacity, and moxie.

Exclusive: A Photo Essay on the Making of ‘The Spectacular Now’ |Michael H. Weber, Scott Neustadter |August 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
There is a representation; it is inexact, because it is fragmentary and momentary.

A Night in the Luxembourg |Remy De Gourmont
But the budget book made her realize how inexact were her finances.

Main Street |Sinclair Lewis

So they had just simply said until—in other words, he is inexact for all his legalism.

Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I have been so inexact, as to take no list of them before nailing up the box.

Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson |Thomas Jefferson
This assertion, although it is still repeated in a number of treatises on physics, is inexact.

Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, |Various

inexact

/ (ˌɪnɪɡˈzækt) /

not exact or accurate

inexactitude or inexactness, noun inexactly, adverb