vague
/veɪɡ/ adjective B1- Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
- 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
- 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.
- Wandering; vagrant; vagabond.
Comparative vaguer · Superlative vaguest
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The vague disquietude which prevailed among the spectators had so much affected one of the crowd that he did not await the arrival of the vessel in harbor, but jumping into a small skiff, desired to be pulled alongside the Pharaon, which he reached as she rounded into La Réserve basin.
The most vague and wild thoughts passed through his mind.
“A somewhat vague one.”
At the same instant his ear caught a sort of indistinct sound on the stairs, followed by the measured tread of soldiery, with the clanking of swords and military accoutrements; then came a hum and buzz as of many voices, so as to deaden even the noisy mirth of the bridal party, among whom a vague feeling of curiosity and apprehension quelled every disposition to talk, and almost instantaneously the most deathlike stillness prevailed.
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