VAGUE
MEANING 1: (adj.) not precisely or clearly expressed or stated
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The map they were given for the campus was extremely vague.
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The book is of no help as it gives very vague explanation of the concepts.
MEANING 2: (adj.) inability to understand or define, not clearly sensed
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She felt a vague unease as she watched the storm approach.
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I realised while talking to her that her understanding of the subject is quite vague.
MEANING 3: (adj.) not expressing one’s own thoughts in an understandable manner
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He gave a vague and frustrating explanation for his absence.
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The suspect gave vague answers to all the questions asked by the detectives.
MEANING 4: (adj.) being vacant in or lacking expression of any kind
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He looked at her with vague eyes without really seeing her.
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She gave only a vague expression as I kept explaining the outline of the project to her.
MEANING 5: (adj.) being hazy or indistinct, not outlined cleanly
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I can vaguely see the vehicles due to the foggy weather.
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They could make out the vague outline of a building in the distance.
SYNONYMS: Indefinite, Fuzzy, Inexplicit
ANTONYMS: Clear, Definite, Specific
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