vaguely English

Meaning vaguely meaning

What does vaguely mean?

vaguely

— adverb (= mistily) in a vague way he looked vaguely familiar he explained it somewhat mistily

Synonyms vaguely synonyms

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vaguely English » English

indistinctly

obscurely

faintly

dimly

unclearly

ambiguously

slightly

abstractedly

somewhat

roughly

mistily

approximately

somehow

indefinitely

hazily

dazedly

without knowing why

weakly

uncertainly

triffle

thinly

tad

surreptitiously

subtly

stealthily

quietly

quickly

pass by

or so

of two minds

not clearly

nonspecifically

nebulously

modestly

mildly

little

lazily

indirectly

indeterminably

inarticulately

in spite of oneself

in secret

in outline

in flames

imprecisely

imperfectly

idly

glance

fuzzily

for some reason

Topics vaguely topics

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  kind of like vaguely resemble

Examples vaguely examples

How do I use vaguely in a sentence?

Simple sentences

That man looks vaguely familiar.

Tom looked vaguely embarrassed.

That sounds vaguely familiar.

Movie subtitles

A chain hotel with vaguely French decor, and Italian food is being served tapas-style while a Filipino girl is marrying a Jewish guy, all with a lightly Arabian nights-style wedding.

Yes, I have, vaguely.

I seem vaguely to remember having.

Vaguely.

I don't question that you have been subject to a recurring dream, and no doubt it has a background vaguely similar to this.

That sounds vaguely as if it had something to do with marriage.

You begin to interest me vaguely.

Sounds vaguely familiar.

Vaguely, I seem to remember the name.

Vaguely everyone remembers.

Vaguely, I don't like it.

I vaguely remember his getting up and going out.

Only vaguely. It's all mixed up in her mind.

I will not answer vaguely, Mr Muldoon. Yes.

Mm, vaguely.

It vaguely rings a small bell with me, too.

I vaguely remember.

I know. I look vaguely familiar.

Yes, I do remember vaguely.

You begin to interest me, vaguely.

Yes. Vaguely.

Vaguely, three days ago, but the other night I made your acquaintance by radio.

Only vaguely.

I remember it vaguely.

I look vaguely familiar.

Who, gentlemen of the jury, in this rapid summary of the facts, could even vaguely imagine the horror caused by the spectacle of the two lovers lying there, disgustingly entwined in the vile enactment of their sin.

News and current affairs

So, yes, there are plenty of vaguely plausible reasons why the euro, despite its drawn-out crisis, has remained so firm against the dollar so far.

But anyone who is even vaguely familiar with the US approach to multilateral lending knows that no other country has been as adept at exploiting its power and leverage for strategic gain.

It was simply taken for granted that what is supposed to be public space - the streets of Moscow - was appropriated for a vaguely menacing private message.

Ordinary people vaguely associate independence with truth, and partisanship with lies or at least with untrustworthiness.

In this, there is something vaguely reassuring.

Again, it was a question of giving substance and a language to vaguely perceived intentions that were slightly ahead of the popular mood but in keeping with its thrust.

But, sad to say, the only hope that I can see is something vaguely Leninist: in Lenin's terminology, if we made two steps backwards, one step was nevertheless made forward.

This image is strengthened each time the caudillo engages in confrontation with some large, and usually vaguely defined, enemy: the Empire or the United States, the oligarchies, the traditional parties, or the transnational corporations.

A four-page document was vaguely approved by acclamation but not submitted to a vote.