Vague
Vague (vāg) , adjective
[French vague, or Latin vagus. See Vague, v. i.]
1.
Wandering; vagrant; vagabond. [Archaic]
To set upon the vague villains.
She danced along with vague, regardless eyes.
2.
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.
The poet turned away, and gave himself up to a sort of vague revery, which he called thought.
3.
Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report.
Some legend strange and vague.
Collocations (1)
Vague year , See Sothiac year, under Sothiac.
Vague , noun
[Compare French vague.]
An indefinite expanse. [Rare]
The gray vague of unsympathizing sea.
Vague , intransitive verb
[French vaguer, Latin vagari, from vagus roaming.]
To wander; to roam; to stray. [Obsolete]
[The soul] doth vague and wander.
Vague , noun
A wandering; a vagary. [Obsolete] — Holinshed