| Definitions of 'vague' |
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1. (adj) obscure, vague
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...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke
2. (adj) undefined, vague
not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
"an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness"
3. (adj) dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy
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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| Definitions of 'vague' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) vague
an indefinite expanse
2. (noun) vague
a wandering; a vagary
3. (verb) vague
wandering; vagrant; vagabond
4. (verb) vague
unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition
5. (verb) vague
proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report
6. (verb) vague
to wander; to roam; to stray
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