What does VAGUE mean?

Here is the requested information on the word "vague": 1. **Parts of Speech:** Adjective 2. **Definitions:** (1) Not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed; (2) Lacking definite shape, form, or character; (3) Indistinctly felt, perceived, understood, or recalled. 3. **Pronunciations:** (US: /veɪɡ/, UK: /veɪɡ/) 4. **Origin and Usage:** The word "vague" originated from the Latin word "vagus" which means "wandering" or "vague". It was first used in English in the mid-16th century to describe something that was uncertain or indistinct. The word has been used in literature and everyday language to describe things that lack clarity or definition, such as a vague memory or a vague sense of unease. 5. **Synonyms:** Ambiguous, unclear, indefinite, imprecise, hazy, nebulous, obscure, uncertain, indeterminate, fuzzy. 6. **Related Words:** Blunt, brief, clear, crisp, dull, empty, flaky, frail, fresh, fuzzy, gloom, hasty, hazy, heavy, hoary, huffy, light, loose, murky, musty, pale, plump, rough, salty, shady, shaky, sharp, shiny, short, smart, smoky, snaky, snuff, solid, sorry, spicy, spiky, spiny, spunky, sticky, stony, storm, stuff, suave, sweaty, sweet, swift, tawny, thick, thorny, tight, tough, toxic, tripe, trite, truce, trust, tummy, tunny, twang, unlit, vague, vapid, velar, venom, vital, vivid, vocal, voice, vulgar, wacky, wanly, warmy, weedy, weepy, whiny, white, windy, witty, woody, worth, wrong, yummy, zonal, zonal. 7. **Example Sentences:** - The instructions were too vague for him to follow. - She had only a vague memory of what happened that night. - The painting was a vague representation of a landscape.


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