vague
Meaning
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- Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
- Not having a precise meaning.
- Not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct; slight.
- Not clearly felt or sensed; somewhat subconscious.
- Not thinking or expressing one’s thoughts clearly or precisely.
- Lacking expression; vacant.
- Not sharply outlined; hazy.
- Wandering; vagrant; vagabond.
Synonyms
half-cooked
ill-founded
not clear
not founded on facts
vagily
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/veɪɡ/
Etymology
From Middle French vague, from Latin vagus (“uncertain, vague”, literally “wandering, rambling, strolling”).
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