Synonyms:
inaccurate
Meaning: not exact; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate"
Usage examples
Childishly inaccurate and absurd
"That's what they did!" He gave them a wild and inaccurate account of what Andrews' raiders had done.
Though this expression is inaccurate, the fact to which it refers is none the less true; namely, the classification of talents and capacities.
At the first, he was kindly, yet honestly told, his knowledge was too limited and inaccurate; yet, notwithstanding this, and some almost rude repulses afterward, he persisted in his application and his hopes.
If there are but very few discoveries due to him, this is probably either because he neglected to record them in his journal, or because he often mentions them in so inaccurate a manner that it is scarcely possible to recognize the places.
Toiling in the midst of a dense thicket, among a tangle of dead leaves and twigs, she may well produce a very inaccurate piece of work; but compel her to labour when free from all impediment: she will then--I am convinced of it beforehand--apply her talents without constraint and show herself an adept in the building of graceful nests.