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• vague — [ veıg ] adjective ** 1. ) not clearly or fully explained: Some aspects of the law were somewhat vague and ill defined. Witnesses gave only a vague description of the driver. vague promises: The politicians made vague promises about independence …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• vague — S3 [veıg] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin vagus wandering, vague ] 1.) unclear because someone does not give enough detailed information or does not say exactly what they mean ▪ The governor gave only a vague outline of his tax plan …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• vague´ly — vague «vayg», adjective, va|guer, va|guest. 1. not definitely or precisely expressed: »His vague statement confused them. He gave a vague assent. SYNONYM(S): ambiguous. See syn. under obscure. (Cf. ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• vague */*/ — UK [veɪɡ] / US adjective Word forms vague : adjective vague comparative vaguer superlative vaguest 1) a) not clearly or fully explained Some aspects of the law were somewhat vague and ill defined. Witnesses gave only a vague description of the… …   English dictionary

• vague — [[t]ve͟ɪg[/t]] vaguer, vaguest 1) ADJ GRADED If something written or spoken is vague, it does not explain or express things clearly. A lot of the talk was apparently vague and general... The description was pretty vague. ...vague information. Ant …   English dictionary

• feeling — Synonyms and related words: action, affect, affection, affectional, affective, affectivity, air, ambiance, ambience, analog process, analytic, appreciation, appreciation of differences, appreciativeness, ardency, ardor, artistic judgment,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• vague — [veɪg] adj 1) not clearly or fully explained Witnesses gave only a vague description of the driver.[/ex] the vague promises of politicians[/ex] 2) a vague feeling or memory is not complete or definite Simon had only the vaguest idea of where she… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• feeling — n 1. touch, sense of touch, tactile sense, feel. 2. sensation, sense, sense impression, impression; intuition, inkling, vague feeling, Inf. funny feeling, suspicion, Inf. sneaking suspicion, Inf. hunch; hint, intimation, foreboding, presentiment …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Vague — (v[=a]g), a. [Compar. {Vaguer} (v[=a]g [ e]r); superl. {Vaguest}.] [F. vague, or L. vagus. See {Vague}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond. [Archaic] To set upon the vague villains. Hayward. [1913 Webster] She danced along with …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vague year — Vague Vague (v[=a]g), a. [Compar. {Vaguer} (v[=a]g [ e]r); superl. {Vaguest}.] [F. vague, or L. vagus. See {Vague}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond. [Archaic] To set upon the vague villains. Hayward. [1913 Webster] She… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• vague — [vāg] adj. vaguer, vaguest [Fr < L vagus, wandering < IE * wag , to be bent, prob. < base * wā > VACILLATE] 1. not clearly, precisely, or definitely expressed or stated 2. indefinite in shape, form, or character; hazily or… …   English World dictionary