vague

🇺🇸 /veɪɡ/ 🇬🇧 /veɪɡ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C1
adjective
C1

not clear in someone's mind

His vague memory of the event made it hard to describe.

C1

not giving enough information or details

Her vague answer left everyone confused.

R

showing a lack of clear thinking

His vague behavior suggested he wasn't paying attention.

R

not having a clear shape

The vague shape in the fog turned out to be a tree.

translation

adj. not clear in someone's mind; not giving enough information or details; showing a lack of clear thinking; not having a clear shape

Word Forms

Comparative vaguer
Superlative vaguest