"indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"
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made dim or indistinct
"a sun bedimmed by clouds"
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indistinct or hazy in outline
"a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"
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lacking definite form or limits
"gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit"
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lacking clarity or distinctness
"a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"
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indistinctly understood or felt or perceived
"a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven't the faintest idea"
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muted or unclear
"veiled sounds"; "the image is veiled or foggy"
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not clear to the mind
"the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"
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vague or not clearly defined or stated
"must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal"