Meaning & Definition of Vague in English

1. Not clearly understood or expressed

• "An obscure turn of phrase"

• "An impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-anatole broyard

• "Their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- p.a.sorokin

• "Vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- john locke

2. Not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished

• "An undefined term"

• "Undefined authority"

• "Some undefined sense of excitement"

• "Vague feelings of sadness"

• "A vague uneasiness"

3. Lacking clarity or distinctness

• "A dim figure in the distance"

• "Only a faint recollection"

• "Shadowy figures in the gloom"

• "Saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"

• "A few wispy memories of childhood"