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Vague \Vague\ (v[=a]g), a. [Compar. {Vaguer} (v[=a]g"[~e]r);
superl. {Vaguest}.] [F. vague, or L. vagus. See {Vague}, v.
i.]
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1. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond. [Archaic] "To set upon the
vague villains." --Hayward.
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She danced along with vague, regardless eyes.
--Keats.
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2. Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous;
as, a vague idea; a vague proposition.
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This faith is neither a mere fantasy of future
glory, nor a vague ebullition of feeling. --I.
Taylor.
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The poet turned away, and gave himself up to a sort
of vague revery, which he called thought.
--Hawthorne.
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3. Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated;
uncertain; flying; as, a vague report.
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Some legend strange and vague. --Longfellow.
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{Vague year}. See {Sothiac year}, under {Sothiac}.
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Syn: Unsettled; indefinite; unfixed; ill-defined; ambiguous;
hazy; loose; lax; uncertain.
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