inexactly
In rough terms
In an inexact manner—without precision or strict accuracy.
The term is used inexactly in everyday speech.
The word appears mainly in contexts where someone is noting or criticizing imprecision: He quoted the statute inexactly, changing its meaning.
Close but not exact
- roughlyIn approximate terms
- aboutConcerning or approximately
- aroundIn the vicinity
- ballparkSports venue or estimate
guesstimate · estimate · circa · nearly · almost · close · thereabouts · loosely
In an erroneous manner
- looselyWithout being tight
- sloppilyIn an untidy manner
- carelesslyWithout due attention
- erroneouslyIn a faulty manner
faultily · unsoundly · unreliably · shoddily · haphazardly · offhandedly · cursorily · superficially
In unclear fashion
- nebulouslyIn an unclear manner
- indistinctlyIn an unclear manner
- fuzzilyIn unclear manner
- hazilyIn unclear fashion
obscurely · indefinitely · unclearly · murkily · cloudily · blurrily · amorphously · sketchily
In a doubtful way
- tentativelyWithout full commitment
- speculativelyIn a theorizing manner
- doubtfullyIn an unconvinced way
- questionablyIn a doubtful way
inconclusively · ambiguously · equivocally · indeterminately · unsurely · hesitantly · provisionally · conditionally
approximately
Close but not exact
ballpark · guesstimate · estimate · circa · nearly · almost · close · thereabouts · loosely · broadly
inaccurately
In an erroneous manner
- looselyWithout being tight
- sloppilyIn an untidy manner
- carelesslyWithout due attention
erroneously · faultily · unsoundly · unreliably · shoddily · haphazardly · offhandedly · cursorily · superficially · hastily
vaguely
In unclear fashion
- nebulouslyIn an unclear manner
- indistinctlyIn an unclear manner
- fuzzilyIn unclear manner
hazily · obscurely · indefinitely · unclearly · murkily · cloudily · blurrily · amorphously · sketchily · dimly
uncertainly
In a doubtful way
- tentativelyWithout full commitment
- speculativelyIn a theorizing manner
- doubtfullyIn an unconvinced way
questionably · inconclusively · ambiguously · equivocally · indeterminately · unsurely · hesitantly · provisionally · conditionally · hypothetically
inexactlyexactly
With total accuracy
precisely · accurately · correctly · perfectly · rigorously