unclear
pronunciation
How to pronounce unclear in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈklɪə(r)]
How to pronounce unclear in American English:
US [ˌʌnˈklɪr]
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- Adjective:
- poorly stated or described
- not clear to the mind
- not easily deciphered
Word Origin
- unclear (adj.)
- c. 1300, "not easy to understand," from un- (1) "not" + clear (adj.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch onclaer, Dutch onklaar, German unklar, Old Norse uklarr, Danish uklar, Swedish oklar. Of persons, in sense of "uncertain, doubtful," it is recorded from 1670s.
Example
- 1. Casualty figures in the embassy district remain unclear .
- 2. Still unclear is precisely what would trigger aid to greece .
- 3. The basis for this reasoning is unclear .
- 4. Why mendoza started shooting is unclear .
- 5. What happened next is unclear .