inexactitude

noun

in·​ex·​ac·​ti·​tude (ˌ)i-ˌnig-ˈzak-tə-ˌtüd 

-ˌtyüd

1

: lack of exactitude or precision

2

: an instance of inexactness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

So much of the film turns on such evocative inexactitude, on our ability to wonder (and wander) about the image. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2021

Bruno was fed up with berating his cooks for all their mistakes and inexactitudes, not to mention the grumbling. —Jonathan Kauffman, SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2018

For people like Davis, there is clearly a freedom that comes with this inexactitude. —Katy Steinmetz, Time, 3 Apr. 2018

Word History

Etymology

French, from inexact

First Known Use

1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1