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

Examples of inexactitude in a Sentence

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

Rhymes for inexactitude

• accrued
• allude
• collude
• conclude
• construed
• debuted
• delude
• elude
• endued
• ensued
• eschewed
• etude