vaguely
/ˈveɪɡli/VAY-glee
/ˈveɪɡli/VAY-glee
Meaningin a wandering way
Common meaning: not clearly
Other meanings: slightly
- vagto wanderLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1952 · scan
- uespelling ending (via French)
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinvagor‘to wander’
- Frenchvaguer
- Englishvague‘unclear’
- Englishformed in English from vaguevaguely‘not clearly’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from vague + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), VAGUE, p.678 · scan
Roots
- vagor Latin “to wander”
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