vague

Definitions

1. 1.Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition. This faith is neither a mere fantasy of future glory, nor a vague ebullition of feeling. I. Taylor. The poet turned away, and gave himself up to a sort of vague revery, which he called thought. Hawthorne.
2. 2.Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report. Some legend strange and value. Longfellow. Vague year. See Sothiac year, under Sothiac.
3. 3.An indefinite expanse. [R.] The gray vague of unsympathizing sea. Lowell.
4. 4.To wander; to roam; to stray. [Obs.] "[The soul] doth vague and wander." Holland.
5. 5.A wandering; a vagary. [Obs.] Holinshed.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report. Some legend strange and value. Longfellow. Vague year. See Sothiac year, under Sothiac called?
• What is an indefinite expanse. [R.] The gray vague of unsympathizing sea. Lowell called?
• What is to wander; to roam; to stray. [Obs.] "[The soul] doth vague and wander." Holland called?
• What is a wandering; a vagary. [Obs.] Holinshed called?