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Etymology

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From vague +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈveɪɡli/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: vague‧ly

Adverb

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vaguely (comparative more vaguely, superlative most vaguely)

  1. In a vague manner.
    He looked vaguely around the room, as if lost.
  2. Loosely; more or less; somewhat.
    • 12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift
      Preceded by a Simpsons short shot in 3-D—perhaps the only thing more superfluous than a fourth Ice Age movie—Ice Age: Continental Drift finds a retinue of vaguely contemporaneous animals coping with life in the post-Pangaea age.

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