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vague adjective [ veɪɡ ]

• of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning.
• "many patients suffer vague symptoms"
Similar: indistinct, indefinite, indeterminate, unclear, hazy, cloudy, fuzzy, misty, lacking definition, blurred, blurry, out of focus, murky, foggy, faint, shadowy, dim, obscure, nebulous, shapeless, formless, unformed, amorphous, nebulose, uncertain, undecided, yet to be decided, unsure, unsettled, unknown, unestablished, unconfirmed, unresolved, unascertained, pending, outstanding, in the balance, up in the air, speculative, absent-mindedness, forgetfulness, disorganization, dreaminess, inattention, abstraction, wool-gathering, empty-headedness, giddiness, confusion, befuddlement,
Opposite: clear, precise, firm, sharpness,
Origin: mid 16th century: from French, or from Latin vagus ‘wandering, uncertain’.


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