Definition of vague

What does the word vague mean?

• part of speech: adjective

  Indistinct, not clearly expressed or identified, of uncertain or ill-defined meaning or character, as returned only a v. answer, has some v. idea of going to Canada, have not the vaguest notion of his reasons, yields to v. terrors, heard a v. rumour to that effect. Hence vaguely adv., vagueness n. [French]