VAGUE
\vˈe͡ɪɡ], \vˈeɪɡ], \v_ˈeɪ_ɡ]\
Definitions of VAGUE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"
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not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...
By Princeton University
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lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Wandering; vagrant; vagabond.
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Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition.
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Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report.
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An indefinite expanse.
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A wandering; a vagary.
By Oddity Software
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Wandering; vagrant; vagabond.
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Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition.
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Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report.
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An indefinite expanse.
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A wandering; a vagary.
By Noah Webster.
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Not clearly outlined, stated, or understood; hazy; as, a vague idea; not sure; doubtful; as, a vague rumor; not seeing or thinking clearly.
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Vaguest.
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Vaguely.
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Vagueness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Vaguely.
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Vagueness.
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Unsettled: indefinite: uncertain.
By Daniel Lyons
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Vaguely.
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Vagueness.
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Indefinite; indistinct; ambiguous.
By James Champlin Fernald