: in a vague way: such as
a
: somewhat or slightly
He's vaguely familiar with the area.
… men on foot, dressed vaguely like janitors …—
A. L. Kennedy
A. L. Kennedy
b
: not clearly
There were grants, he explained vaguely, that had to be spent before the money went back to the federal government, so my main job was to buy lavish art books, as quickly as possible.—Michael Blaine
Michael BlaineWhere once the city was a battleground for two main militias … now at least five militias claim vaguely defined pockets as their own.—Jeffrey Bartholet
Jeffrey BartholetI've always believed closers are like girlfriends: You remember the great ones, you remember the awful ones and you vaguely remember everyone in between. (You could say the same about hockey goalies and field goal kickers.)—Bill Simmons
Bill SimmonsExamples of vaguely in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
That someone is Mia (Georgia Lock), who seems to wake from another such vaguely troubling reverie every 20 minutes or so here.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
All the participants in Fantasy Drag Race’s seasons look vaguely like dolls, while Slay Drag Race AI, which recently eliminated Scooby-Doo sidekick Shaggy and Marceline from Adventure Time, is hosted by a surprisingly accurate-looking Dora the Explorer.
—Marah Eakin, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2024
The vaguely Mitteleuropean city Wonka had come to — Viennese shops, Italian architecture, English language — was a happy melting pot: All races seemed to coexist without race meaning anything.
—Kabir Chibber, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
The results of this research are, at best, vaguely correlational and prove nothing.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
Highly steeped in conventional courtship, the show offers up traditional gender roles, vaguely Christian themes and an unwavering argument that successful love stories end with a man down on one knee.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
The object vaguely resembled a chicken, with its rounded body but no head.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
Of course, darker forces are at work, but Immaculate is only vaguely concerned with laying out the details.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2024
The album has a vaguely unsettling ambient intro, which evokes the ‘Master/Slave’ intro and outros on Ten.
Jeff and Andrew came up with that.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 19 Mar. 2024
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
All the participants in Fantasy Drag Race’s seasons look vaguely like dolls, while Slay Drag Race AI, which recently eliminated Scooby-Doo sidekick Shaggy and Marceline from Adventure Time, is hosted by a surprisingly accurate-looking Dora the Explorer.
—Marah Eakin, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2024
The vaguely Mitteleuropean city Wonka had come to — Viennese shops, Italian architecture, English language — was a happy melting pot: All races seemed to coexist without race meaning anything.
—Kabir Chibber, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
The results of this research are, at best, vaguely correlational and prove nothing.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
Highly steeped in conventional courtship, the show offers up traditional gender roles, vaguely Christian themes and an unwavering argument that successful love stories end with a man down on one knee.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
The object vaguely resembled a chicken, with its rounded body but no head.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
Of course, darker forces are at work, but Immaculate is only vaguely concerned with laying out the details.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2024
The album has a vaguely unsettling ambient intro, which evokes the ‘Master/Slave’ intro and outros on Ten.
Jeff and Andrew came up with that.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Vaguely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaguely. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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