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VAYG/veɪɡ/

Vague means not clearly expressed, known, or remembered: a vague answer, a vague memory. Precise sits opposite; about two hundred is talk, not a count.

Meaning

Not clearly expressed, known, or remembered.

Examples

• “A vague n is still an empty cell; “about two hundred” is not a count.”
• “Imprecise is the close twin. Hazy is milder. Talk is a corridor. A cell is a number. Write the figure; save about for the café.”

Good to know

Unclear or imprecise. Close: imprecise. “About two hundred” ≠ a count.

Near in meaning

imprecise

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