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vague  audio  (vg) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:
vagu·er , vagu·est
  1. Not clearly expressed; inexplicit.
  2. Not thinking or expressing oneself clearly.
  3. Lacking definite shape, form, or character; indistinct: saw a vague outline of a building through the fog.
  4. Not clear in meaning or application. See Synonyms at ambiguous.
  5. Indistinctly felt, perceived, understood, or recalled; hazy: a vague uneasiness.

ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Old French, wandering, from Latin vagus

OTHER FORMS:
vaguely (Adverb), vagueness (Noun)


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