adjective (vaguer, vaguest)
1 not clear in a person's mind:
to have a vague impression / memory / recollection of sth * They had only a vague idea where the place was.
2 ~ (about sth) not having or giving enough information or details about sth:
She's a little vague about her plans for next year. * The politicians made vague promises about tax cuts. * He was accused of being deliberately vague. * We had only a vague description of the attacker. * He outlined the policy in vague terms.
3 (of a person's behaviour) suggesting a lack of clear thought or attention:
a vague expression / look * His vague manner concealed a brilliant mind.
4 not having a clear shape
SYNINDISTINCT:
In the darkness they could see the vague outline of a church.
vagueness noun [U]
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for vague is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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