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vague

a. தெஷீவற்ற, உருத்திட்பமற்ற, உரு வரையறையில்லாத, உறுதியற்ற, துல்லிய மல்லாத.


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Vague, a. [Compar. Vaguer; superl. Vaguest.] Etym: [F. vague, or L. vagus. See Vague, v. i.] 1. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond. [Archaic] "To set upon the vague villains." Hayward. She danced along with vague, regardless eyes. Keats. 2. Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition. This faith is neither a mere fantasy of future glory, nor a vague ebullition of feeling. I. Taylor. The poet turned away, and gave himself up to a sort of vague revery, which he called thought. Hawthorne. 3. Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report. Some legend strange and value. Longfellow. Vague year. See Sothiac year, under Sothiac. Syn. -- Unsettled; indefinite; unfixed; ill-defined; ambiguous; hazy; loose; lax; uncertain. Vague, n. Etym: [Cf. F. vague.] Defn: An indefinite expanse. [R.] The gray vague of unsympathizing sea. Lowell. Vague, v. i. Etym: [F. vaguer, L. vagari, fr. vagus roaming.] Defn: To wander; to roam; to stray. [Obs.] "[The soul] doth vague and wander." Holland. Vague, n. Defn: A wandering; a vagary. [Obs.] Holinshed.


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