vague

Words with a similar base: vague

'vague'

[obscure.s.01] as in: not clearly understood or expressed; ; -Anatole Broyard; - P.A.Sorokin;

- John Locke

Examples:
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

'vague'

[undefined.a.01] as in: not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished

Examples:
an undefined term
undefined authority
some undefined sense of excitement
vague feelings of sadness
a vague uneasiness

'vague'

[dim.s.02] as in: lacking clarity or distinctness

Examples:
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

Origins

					vague (English)
└── vague (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
    └── vagus (Latin)

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