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vague
adjective
Not clearly expressed or understood;- Anatole Broyard; - P.A.Sorokin; - John Locke
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adjective
Not clearly expressed or understood;- Anatole Broyard; - P.A.Sorokin; - John Locke
“An obscure turn of phrase”
adjective
Not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
“An undefined term”
adjective
Lacking clarity or distinctness
“A dim figure in the distance”
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An obscure turn of phrase
An impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit
Their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear
Vague … forms of speech … have so long passed for mysteries of science
An undefined term
Undefined authority
Some undefined sense of excitement
Vague feelings of sadness
A vague uneasiness
A dim figure in the distance
Only a faint recollection
Shadowy figures in the gloom
Saw a vague outline of a building through the fog
A few wispy memories of childhood
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