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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vague \Vague\ (v[=a]g), adjective [Compar. {Vaguer} (v[=a]g"[~e]r); superl. {Vaguest}.] [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 vague. --Longfellow.
{Vague year}. See {Sothiac year}, under {Sothiac}.
Syn: Unsettled; indefinite; unfixed; ill-defined; ambiguous; hazy; loose; lax; uncertain.
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