(~r, ~st)
1.
If something written or spoken is ~, it does not explain or express things clearly.
The description was pretty ~.
...~ information.
? precise
ADJ
~ly
‘I’m not sure,’ Liz said ~ly...
They issued a ~ly worded statement.
ADV
~ness
...the ~ness of the language in the text.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
2.
If you have a ~ memory or idea of something, the memory or idea is not clear.
They have only a ~ idea of the amount of water available...
Waite’s memory of that first meeting was ~.
= faint
ADJ
~ly
Judith could ~ly remember her mother lying on the sofa.
ADV: ADV with v
3.
If you are ~ about something, you deliberately do not tell people much about it.
He was ~, however, about just what U.S. forces might actually do...
Democratic leaders under election pressure tend to respond with ~ promises of action...
ADJ
4.
If you describe someone as ~, you mean that they do not seem to be thinking clearly.
She had married a charming but rather ~ Englishman...
His eyes were always so ~ when he looked at her.
ADJ
5.
If something such as a feeling is ~, you experience it only slightly.
He was conscious of that ~ feeling of irritation again...
ADJ: usu ADJ n
6.
A ~ shape or outline is not clear and is therefore not easy to see.
The bus was a ~ shape in the distance.
ADJ: usu ADJ n