vaguely
[ veyg-lee ]
/ ˈveɪg li /
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adverb
in a way that is unclear, imprecise, or uncertain:They've been talking vaguely about maybe buying a house there one of these days. The sound was vaguely familiar, but she couldn't identify it.
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OTHER WORDS FROM vaguely
un·vague·ly, adverbWords nearby vaguely
vagrancy, vagrant, vagrant's disease, vagrom, vague, vaguely, vagus, vagus nerve, vagus pulse, Váh, vahana
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