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unclear

  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈklɪə(ɹ)/

Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.

Example

“The remark she made comparing her life with that of a fish was unclear.”

Other meanings

  1. Not clearly or explicitly defined.

  2. Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.

    “From such a long distance away, the name on the signpost was unclear.”

Related words

  • unclearly

Word history

From Middle English "unclere".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “unclear” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.