vaguely
vague·ly
vaguely · more vaguely · most vaguely
vage
In a vague mannerIn a vague manner.
/ˈveɪɡli/
» I only vaguely remember what happened that night.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesIn a vague manner.
He looked vaguely around the room, as if lost.
vage
in a vague way
Loosely; more or less; somewhat.
Examples
26 sentencesI only vaguely remember what happened that night.
I vaguely remember meeting Tom several years ago.
Tom looked vaguely embarrassed.
ruТом выглядел слегка смущенным. — sharptoothed
That sounds vaguely familiar.
ruЗвучит смутно знакомо. — Karok
I vaguely remember meeting him.
Translations
6 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
in a vague manner:
Forms
more vaguely, most vaguely| Comparative | more vaguely Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most vaguely |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- in a vague way:mistily
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedvague
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.