vaguely

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adv unclearly

adverb. barely

adverb. imperceptibly

adverb. dimly

adverb. to a degree

1781, from vague + -ly (2).

It had been vaguely present in his mind when he faced the crowd at Martindale, he remembered now.

Dick, vaguely conscious of damp and dirt, went up to his bedroom.

Vaguely, from the corner of his eye, he felt that Pop had taken the pipe from his mouth.

Her voice was level and vaguely dangerous as she answered his accusation.

Vaguely, between Kitty's sobs, I heard the ticking of a watch.

But she had heard it all, and understood enough to make her vaguely unhappy.

She smiled faintly, vaguely, tolerantly, as if she enjoyed his pleasure in teasing her.

I recollect—he has spoken to me of the Mortons, but vaguely—I forget what.

Monny seemed to be more or less in the arms of Antoun, but only vaguely and by accident.

Like her husband, she was vaguely excited; she began to feel as if life would be all holidays.