different between inexact vs unexacting

English

Etymology

From French inexact

Adjective

inexact (comparative more inexact, superlative most inexact)

1. Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
2. Imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated.
3. (physics, of a differential) having a path-dependent integral

Synonyms

• (imperfectly conforming): imperfect, imprecise
• (imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated): loose

Antonyms

• (precisely agreeing): exact, perfect, precise
• (precisely or definitely conceived or stated): exact, strict
• (having a path-dependent integral): exact

Translations

Anagrams

• Texican

French

Etymology

in- +? exact

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.n??.zakt/

Adjective

inexact (feminine singular inexacte, masculine plural inexacts, feminine plural inexactes)

1. inexact (not exact)

Antonyms

• exact

Further reading

• “inexact” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French inexact.

Adjective

inexact m or n (feminine singular inexact?, masculine plural inexac?i, feminine and neuter plural inexacte)

1. inaccurate

Declension

English

Etymology

From un- +? exacting

Adjective

unexacting (comparative more unexacting, superlative most unexacting)

1. (of persons, feelings, states of mind, etc.) Not demanding; uncritical; not difficult to satisfy.
   • 1846, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, ch. 35:

     Florence . . . had, all through, repaid the agony of slight and coldness, and dislike, with patient unexacting love, excusing him, and pleading for him, like his better angel!

   • 1864, Anthony Trollope, The Small House at Allington, ch. 9:

     But Mrs Eames was a kind, patient, unexacting woman, who took all civil words as meaning civility.

   • 1919, Kathleen Norris, Sisters: A Story, ch. 1:

     She was rarely angry; she was unexacting, good-humoured, preferring animals to people.
2. Not requiring precision or substantial effort.
   • 1868, "Industrial Prosperity at the South," New York Times, 20 Feb., p. 4 (retrieved 17 Aug. 2010):

     It . . . yields a staple which requires a very simple and unexacting process to prepare it for market.

   • 1964, Russell Kirk, "To the Point," Reading Eagle (USA), 5 Oct., p. 16 (retrieved 17 Aug. 2010):

     His hours were not long, and his work was unexacting and physically light.

Synonyms

• (not demanding): unquestioning
• (not requiring precision): quick-and-dirty, rule-of-thumb, sloppy