vague

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

VAGUE, adjective vag. [Latin vagus, wandering.] 1. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond; as vague villains. [In this literal sense, not used.] 2. Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite. He appears to have very vague ideas of this subject. 3. Proceeding from no known authority; flying; uncertain; as a vague report.
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