Thesaurus: vague

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1. v. i. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond.
2. v. i. Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition.
3. v. i. Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report.
4. n. An indefinite expanse.
5. v. i. To wander; to roam; to stray.
6. n. A wandering; a vagary.
7. adj. not clearly expressed or understood
8. adj. not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
9. adj. lacking clarity or distinctness
10. 1. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond. [Archaic] "To set upon the vague villains." Hayward. She danced along with vague, regardless eyes. Keats. 2. Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition. This faith is neither a mere fantasy of future glory, nor a vague ebullition of feeling. I. Taylor. The poet turned away, and gave himself up to a sort of vague revery, which he called thought. Hawthorne. 3. Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report. Some legend strange and value. Longfellow. Vague year. See Sothiac year, under Sothiac. Syn. -- Unsettled; indefinite; unfixed; ill-defined; ambiguous; hazy; loose; lax; uncertain. An indefinite expanse. [R.] The gray vague of unsympathizing sea. Lowell. To wander; to roam; to stray. [Obs.] "[The soul] doth vague and wander." Holland. A wandering; a vagary. [Obs.] Holinshed.
11. An indefinite expanse. [R.]The gray vague of unsympathizing sea. Lowell.
12. j:100 s not clearly understood or expressed a not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished s lacking clarity or distinctness