vague

/veɪg/ adjective

Definition

NOT CLEAR › not clear or certain: I have a vague idea of where the hotel is. He was a bit vague about directions.

NOT THINKING › showing that someone is not thinking clearly or does not understand: a vague expression

vaguely adverb › I vaguely remember (= slightly remember) meeting her. vagueness noun [U]

(Definition of vague adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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