vague
pronunciation
How to pronounce vague in British English:
UK [veɪɡ]
How to pronounce vague in American English:
US [veɪɡ]
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- Adjective:
- not clearly understood or expressed
- not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
- lacking clarity or distinctness
Word Origin
- vague (adj.)
- "uncertain as to specifics," 1540s, from Middle French vague "empty, vacant; wild, uncultivated; wandering" (13c.), from Latin vagus "strolling, wandering, rambling," figuratively "vacillating, uncertain," of unknown origin. Related: Vagueness.
Example
- 1. The agenda is vague and sprawling .
- 2. Vague information can be annoying for a recruiter .
- 3. The indictment is vague , woolly and incoherent .
- 4. There is vague talk of deeper co-ordination .
- 5. Most important , the need for teaching computational thinking to all students remains vague .