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in·dis·tinct  audio  (nd-stngkt) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Not clearly or sharply delineated: an indistinct pattern; indistinct shapes in the gloom.
  2. Faint; dim: indistinct stars.
    1. Hazy; vague: an indistinct memory; an indistinct notion of how to proceed.
    2. Difficult to understand or make out: indistinct speech.


OTHER FORMS:
indis·tinctly (Adverb), indis·tinctness (Noun)


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