- Vaguer
- Vague Vague (v[=a]g), a. [Compar. {Vaguer} (v[=a]g"[~e]r);
superl. {Vaguest}.] [F. vague, or L. vagus. See {Vague}, v.
i.]
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1. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond. [Archaic] ``To set upon the
vague villains.'' --Hayward.
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She danced along with vague, regardless eyes. --Keats. [1913 Webster]
2. Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition. [1913 Webster]
This faith is neither a mere fantasy of future glory, nor a vague ebullition of feeling. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
The poet turned away, and gave himself up to a sort of vague revery, which he called thought. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]
3. Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report. [1913 Webster]
Some legend strange and vague. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
{Vague year}. See {Sothiac year}, under {Sothiac}. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Unsettled; indefinite; unfixed; ill-defined; ambiguous; hazy; loose; lax; uncertain. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.