Definition of "vague" []

• Not clearly expressed; inexplicit. (adjective)
• Not thinking or expressing oneself clearly. (adjective)
• Lacking definite shape, form, or character; indistinct: saw a vague outline of a building through the fog. (adjective)
• Not clear in meaning or application. See Synonyms at ambiguous. (adjective)
• Indistinctly felt, perceived, understood, or recalled; hazy: a vague uneasiness. (adjective)

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• "These _vague_ articles, intended for a more vague performance, are the things which have damned our reputation in India."
• ""Curious!" echoed Rebecca, finding the term vague even while suggestive."
• "Weber himself is at least partly to blame for this problem, for he frequently left the term vague, in spite of many attempts to clarify himself."