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vaguely

[vayg-lee] / ˈveɪg li /


ADVERB
indistinctly
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The time period is vaguely medieval and the accents British, save for Skarsgård, who speaks in a flat, neutral exhale, the sound of breeze riffling through straw.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Boardman, who is now recovering well from cancer, said her personal information was accessed by a man she vaguely knew who worked at the hospital.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

About 25 minutes later, I gave it another few minutes to brown, scattered my already-chopped scallions over the top and sat down to a breakfast that felt vaguely café-quality on a Monday morning.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

If that sounds vaguely like the beloved Canadian comedy “Slings & Arrows,” it’s for good reason — co-creator Bob Martin was also co-creator of that show.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

In the lobby, Alex had asked for John Crawley and was sitting on a leather sofa, vaguely wondering why so few people were going in or out.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz


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