Vague (Extinctioners)
WordNet
adjective
(1) 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) Not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
"An undefined term"
"Undefined authority"
"Some undefined sense of excitement"
"Vague feelings of sadness"
"A vague uneasiness"
(3) 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"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
- 2004: Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage
- Throughout the first week of his presidency, Dulles and Bissell continued to brief Kennedy on their strategy for Cuba, but the men were vague and their meetings offered little in the way of hard facts.
- not having a precise meaning.
- a vague term of abuse
- not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct; slight.
- only a vague notion of what’s needed
- a vague hint of a thickening waistline
- I haven’t the vaguest idea.
- not clearly felt or sensed; somewhat subconscious.
- a vague longing
- not thinking or expressing one’s thoughts clearly or precisely.
- lacking expression; vacant.
- not sharply outlined; hazy.
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