But there are not a few who feel a vague something repulsive in the hand of a man who is growing a beast. Vague is a fictional mutant character in the marvel comics universe. Vague definition for englishlanguage learners from. Vaguer definition of vaguer by the free dictionary. Estee lauder womens pure color envy liquid lip gloss, 410 vague obsession, 0. Look up words and phrases in comprehensive, reliable bilingual dictionaries and search through billions of online translations.
Karen could make out a vague shape in the mist, but she wasnt sure what it was. So yes with this option one can find a book with vague description. It was a vague enough suggestion for everyone to be happy with it. More simply, it could be a plea for someone to comment.
Definition and synonyms of vague from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. The seawolf, by jack london i could have thought him the old wolf larsen, and yet there was in his movements a vague suggestion of weakness and indecision. On 14 march 1999, three armed men drove into a vacant lot in zone 2 of guatemala city, where a group of street children were gathered. Il est generalement place apres le nom et saccorde avec le nom ex. The term vagueness denotes a property of concepts especially predicates. Vaguer definition, not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed. Vaguest definition, not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed. Addition to that, it has details regarding book covers, a content of the book in table form, book phrases, and passages which have become quite famous. Change your default dictionary to american english. Catrina fela aka vague is a character in the extinctioners comic books. Describes a noun or pronounfor example, a tall girl, an interesting book, a big house. Definition of vaguer in the legal dictionary by free online english dictionary and encyclopedia.
The identity of the city in the novel is deliberately left vague. Vague definition and meaning collins english dictionary. If you have a vague memory or idea of something, the memory or idea is not. His research interests include vague elastic language and teacher education. Synonyms for vague at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. The following are examples of vague words or expressions, along with more specific ones. Vague is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of.
Not clearly expressed or understood their descriptions of human behaviour become vague, dull, and unclear. Since the officers knew little themselves their reassurances were necessarily vague. If your grasp of physics is vague and youve got a test coming up, its time to hit the books. Translation of vague at merriamwebsters spanishenglish dictionary. But it is more than sharp enough to make a distinction between many physical theories on the one hand, and metaphysical theories, such as psychoanalysis, or marxism in its present form, on the other. Although it may be difficult to link the material in each essay quickly to outside sources, navigating the information within the volume is facilitated by a thorough and clear index, and by the titling of each viewpoint essay, in this new version of the book, by its exact argument e.
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Audio pronunciations, verb conjugations, quizzes and more. Definition of vague written for english language learners from the. Translate texts with the worlds best machine translation technology, developed by the creators of linguee. Obama is being vague for a reason if its vague its vague for a reason a main element would be too vague for me c. It is vague, since it is a methodological rule, and since the demarcation between science and nonscience is vague. When something is vague, its unclear, murky, and hard to understand. Grace zhang is an associate professor at curtin university, australia. An intentionally vague or oneworded status update, alluding to something else. The result is that this offence is defined in a vague manner, so that it can cover very different types of cases, and not just illegal immigration. George macdonald the princess and the curdie 1883 example sentences from collins dictionaries. Urban dictionary and our advertising partners set cookies on your computer to improve our site and the advertisements you see.
The authority to grant such discharge was conceived to be included in the power of binding and loosing committed by christ to his church. If something is vague, then it is not very clear or precise. Not clearly expressed or understood their descriptions of human behaviour become vague, dull. Vaguest definition of vaguest by the free dictionary. Looking for online definition of vague or what vague stands for. I had a brilliant english literature teacher, but it was always a bit vague for me and as the demon of wounds, the line between living and dead appears to be vague for him neubauer, 84, suggests sukneh near jaffa, but the statement that kefarsigna was in the valley. Vague synonyms, vague antonyms merriamwebster thesaurus. She has published extensively on vague elastic language, including books and numerous journal articles. Vaguest dictionary definition vaguest defined yourdictionary. Hindi translation of vague the official collins englishhindi dictionary online.
Karen riusciva a distinguere una forma vaga nella nebbia, ma non sapeva cosa fosse. Vague language is language that talks about something without directly saying what it is. Vague definition for englishlanguage learners from merriam. The term vague is frequently used in reference to a statute written in. Clear explanations of natural written and spoken english. Definition of vague written for english language learners from the merriamwebster learners dictionary with audio pronunciations, usage examples, and countnoncount noun labels. Get the free oneclick dictionary software for windows or the iphoneipad and android apps adjective. The definition of vague is something unclear, hazy or uncertain.
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