unexactadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: uneˈxact.

= inexact adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [adjective]

untruec1220

unrighta1393

amissa1398

unproperc1400

rudec1475

bada1522

haltinga1533

unjust1554

rustical1660

unaccurate1660

inaccurate1665

unprecise1742

unexact1758

imprecise1805

inexact1828

ungrammatical1843

bum1896

dot and carry one1900

seat-of-the-pants1935

1758 A. Maclaine tr. J. L. von Mosheim Eccl. Hist. I. 407 (note) Dr. Mosheim's account of the time of Nestorius's death is perhaps unexact.

1776 S. J. Pratt Pupil of Pleasure (1777) I. 153 How is it that so scrupulous a man in point of equity is so unexact a correspondent?

1862 J. Skelton Nugæ Criticæ ii. 137 The literalness of an unpoetic intellect..is always comparatively sterile and unexact.

Derivatives

rare.

uneˈxactness n. inexactness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [noun]

wrongc1620

obliquity1646

untrueness1652

unaccurateness1659

inaccuracy1671

unexactness1677

unaccuracy1702

wrongness1726

looseness1769

inexactitude1786

imprecision1803

inexactness1828

impreciseness1907

1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra ii. ix. 389 Satan here plays upon the unexactness of the Translation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	unexact
释义	unexactadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: uneˈxact. = inexact adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [adjective] untruec1220 unrighta1393 amissa1398 unproperc1400 rudec1475 bada1522 haltinga1533 unjust1554 rustical1660 unaccurate1660 inaccurate1665 unprecise1742 unexact1758 imprecise1805 inexact1828 ungrammatical1843 bum1896 dot and carry one1900 seat-of-the-pants1935 1758 A. Maclaine tr. J. L. von Mosheim Eccl. Hist. I. 407 (note) Dr. Mosheim's account of the time of Nestorius's death is perhaps unexact. 1776 S. J. Pratt Pupil of Pleasure (1777) I. 153 How is it that so scrupulous a man in point of equity is so unexact a correspondent? 1862 J. Skelton Nugæ Criticæ ii. 137 The literalness of an unpoetic intellect..is always comparatively sterile and unexact. Derivatives rare. uneˈxactness n. inexactness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [noun] wrongc1620 obliquity1646 untrueness1652 unaccurateness1659 inaccuracy1671 unexactness1677 unaccuracy1702 wrongness1726 looseness1769 inexactitude1786 imprecision1803 inexactness1828 impreciseness1907 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra ii. ix. 389 Satan here plays upon the unexactness of the Translation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1677
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