Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a vague, uncertain, or unsettled manner; without definiteness or distinctness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a vague manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
vague manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a vague way
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is a word vaguely familiar yet disturbingly foreign to me, its meaning an anomaly.
Beneath the Bruises Dywane D. Birch 2008
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It is a word vaguely familiar yet disturbingly foreign to me, its meaning an anomaly.
Beneath the Bruises Dywane D. Birch 2008
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An expression vaguely reminiscent of appreciation crossed her face.
String Theory, Book 3: Evolution Heather Jarman 2006
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He had read himself to sleep the night before, a book chosen because he found the title vaguely familiar, but the choice had been poor and haunted his dreams.
Bloodthirst J. M. Dillard 1990
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Yet the certainty in his expression vaguely frightened her.
The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985
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Yet the certainty in his expression vaguely frightened her.
The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985
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Yet the certainty in his expression vaguely frightened her.
The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985
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There is a possibility that Appian has used the term vaguely: but there is no real difficulty in conceiving the _municipia_ to be meant.
A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate 1885
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Szajba, which vaguely translates as "something between madness and fury," attracts a young, well-coifed crowd with its airy '60s living-room-style ambience and vast selection of cocktails, showily mixed by an eager bar staff.
International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions By CHARLY WILDER 2010
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Just because the articles you linked to are using the term vaguely doesn't mean that I am.
FriendFeed - georgeh 2010
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