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   vague

   /vāɡ/

   adjective

   • 1. of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning: "many patients suffer vague symptoms" Similar indistinctindefiniteindeterminateunclearhazycloudyfuzzymistylacking definitionblurredblurryout of focusmurkyfoggyfaintshadowydimobscurenebulousshapelessformlessunformedamorphousrare:nebuloseuncertainundecidedyet to be decidedunsureunclearunsettledindefiniteindeterminateunknownunestablishedunconfirmedunresolvedunascertainedpendingoutstandingin the balanceup in the airspeculativeOpposite clearprecisefirm
   • ▪ thinking or communicating in an unfocused or imprecise way: "he had been very vague about his activities" Similar impreciseinexactroughapproximateinexplicitnonspecificlooseill-definedgeneralizedambiguousequivocalhazywoollysketchyincompleteinadequateimperfectsuperficialcursoryperfunctoryunclearhazyuncertainunsureundecidedpuzzledbaffledmystifiedbemusedbewilderedconfusednonplussedindecisiveirresolutehesitanttentativewaveringvacillatinginformal:iffyOpposite clearcertain

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French, or from Latin vagus ‘wandering, uncertain’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. vaguish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   Vague definition: not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed. See examples of VAGUE used in a sentence.

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   When something is vague, it’s unclear, murky, and hard to understand. Vague comes from the Latin vagus , which means wandering or rambling. Think of a vagabond , someone who wanders around the world with only a vague idea of where he's going.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVAGUE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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