vaguelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈveɪɡli/, U.S.

/ˈveɪɡli/

Etymology: < vague adj., adv., and n.² + -ly suffix².

a. In a vague, indefinite, or indeterminate manner; with vagueness or lack of precision; in vague terms.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adverb] > indefinitely

indefinitely1471

indeterminably1471

infinitely1530

grossly1537

indeterminately1571

neutrally1571

undeterminately1571

indefinitively1622

vaguely1781

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [adverb] > obscurely

obscurelya1527

diffuselyc1530

infinitely1530

diffusedly1567

cloudily1651

shadowishlya1680

vaguely1781

nebulouslya1796

undefinably1796

undefinedly1827

hazily1830

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adverb] > vaguely or inexplicitly

overthwartly1571

indirectly1598

implicitly1635

unexplicit1775

inexplicitly1776

vaguely1781

indeterminately1835

woollily1937

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1787) III. xxx. 185 The services of Stilicho are great and manifest, his crimes, as they are vaguely stated in the language of flattery and hatred, are obscure.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1759 I. 184 Concerning the publication of which Sir John Hawkins guesses vaguely and idly.

1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 30 When my uncle was dressing, he called vaguely to mind the visitor of the preceding night.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xix. 303 A motion was made so vaguely worded that it could hardly be said to mean any thing.

a1881 A. Barratt Physical Metempiric (1883) 104 To some such conception we are vaguely led.

b. Dimly, obscurely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adverb] > indistinctly

thicklyc1400

indistinctly1580

obscurelyc1586

veiledly1646

dimly1667

blindly1686

shadowyc1804

mistily1813

hazily1818

filmily1853

shadowly1866

blurrily1868

vaguely1871

smudgedly1889

faintly1892

1871 J. Tyndall Fragm. Sci. (1879) I. xxi. 494 I vaguely discerned the audience and apparatus.

1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xix. 316 The houses grew vaguely distinct.

2. Without attention or concentration of mind or thought; idly, vacantly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > [adverb]

unheedily1596

unattentively1611

unheedfullya1616

heedlesslya1682

unobservantly1733

inattentively1748

unheedingly1787

vaguely1828

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth xi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 293 He stood..listening vaguely to what the magistrate was saying to him.

1878 T. Hardy Return of Native III. v. v. 165 ‘No,’ said Eustacia, looking vaguely through the window at the fire.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vaguely
释义	vaguelyadv. Brit. /ˈveɪɡli/, U.S. /ˈveɪɡli/ Etymology: < vague adj., adv., and n.² + -ly suffix². 1. a. In a vague, indefinite, or indeterminate manner; with vagueness or lack of precision; in vague terms. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adverb] > indefinitely indefinitely1471 indeterminably1471 infinitely1530 grossly1537 indeterminately1571 neutrally1571 undeterminately1571 indefinitively1622 vaguely1781 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [adverb] > obscurely obscurelya1527 diffuselyc1530 infinitely1530 diffusedly1567 cloudily1651 shadowishlya1680 vaguely1781 nebulouslya1796 undefinably1796 undefinedly1827 hazily1830 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adverb] > vaguely or inexplicitly overthwartly1571 indirectly1598 implicitly1635 unexplicit1775 inexplicitly1776 vaguely1781 indeterminately1835 woollily1937 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1787) III. xxx. 185 The services of Stilicho are great and manifest, his crimes, as they are vaguely stated in the language of flattery and hatred, are obscure. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1759 I. 184 Concerning the publication of which Sir John Hawkins guesses vaguely and idly. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 30 When my uncle was dressing, he called vaguely to mind the visitor of the preceding night. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xix. 303 A motion was made so vaguely worded that it could hardly be said to mean any thing. a1881 A. Barratt Physical Metempiric (1883) 104 To some such conception we are vaguely led. b. Dimly, obscurely. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adverb] > indistinctly thicklyc1400 indistinctly1580 obscurelyc1586 veiledly1646 dimly1667 blindly1686 shadowyc1804 mistily1813 hazily1818 filmily1853 shadowly1866 blurrily1868 vaguely1871 smudgedly1889 faintly1892 1871 J. Tyndall Fragm. Sci. (1879) I. xxi. 494 I vaguely discerned the audience and apparatus. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xix. 316 The houses grew vaguely distinct. 2. Without attention or concentration of mind or thought; idly, vacantly. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > [adverb] unheedily1596 unattentively1611 unheedfullya1616 heedlesslya1682 unobservantly1733 inattentively1748 unheedingly1787 vaguely1828 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth xi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 293 He stood..listening vaguely to what the magistrate was saying to him. 1878 T. Hardy Return of Native III. v. v. 165 ‘No,’ said Eustacia, looking vaguely through the window at the fire. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1781
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