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vague
 
ADJECTIVE:1. Liable to more than one interpretation: ambiguous, cloudy, equivocal, inexplicit, nebulous, obscure, uncertain, unclear. See CERTAIN, CLEAR. 2. Marked by lack of firm decision or commitment; of questionable outcome: indefinite, open, uncertain, undecided, undetermined, unresolved, unsettled, unsure. Idioms: up in the air. See CERTAIN. 3. Not clearly perceived or perceptible: blear, bleary, cloudy, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, misty, obscure, shadowy, unclear, undistinct. See CLEAR.
 
 
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