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vaguest

vaguest is the superlative form of vague.

Meaning of vague

Adjective

vague (comparative vaguer, superlative vaguest)

  1. Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
    • It follows from what has been said that a vague thought has more likelihood of being true than a precise one. To try and hit an object with a vague thought is like trying to hit the bull's eye with a lump of putty: when the putty reaches the target, it flattens out all over it, and probably covers...1921, Bertrand Russell, The Analysis of Mind
  2. Not having a precise meaning.
    • a vague term of abuse
    Synonyms:
    ambiguous, equivocal
  3. Not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct; slight.
    • only a vague notion of what’s needed
  4. Not clearly felt or sensed; somewhat subconscious.
    • a vague longing
  5. Not thinking or expressing one’s thoughts clearly or precisely.
    • Waxed-fleshed out-patients / Still vague from accidents, / And characters in long coats / Deep in the litter-baskets […]1962, Philip Larkin, Toads Revisited
    Synonyms:
    dazed
  6. Lacking expression; vacant.
    Synonyms:
    vacant, vacuous

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Questions about vaguest

What is vaguest the superlative form of?
Vaguest is the superlative form of vague.

Words near vaguest in the dictionary

  1. vagueposts
  2. vaguer
  3. vagueries
  4. vaguery
  5. vagues
  6. vaguest
  7. vaguing
  8. vaguish
  9. vaguities
  10. vaguity
  11. vagulate

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