"ill-defined" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more ill-defined [comparative], most ill-defined [superlative]
Etymology: ill + defined Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ill|defined}} ill + defined Head templates: {{en-adj}} ill-defined (comparative more ill-defined, superlative most ill-defined)
  1. Poorly defined; blurry, out of focus; lacking a clear boundary. Synonyms (poorly defined): fuzzy
    Sense id: en-ill-defined-en-adj-FJ7aPTX4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'poorly defined': 86 14
  2. (mathematics) Defined in an inconsistent way. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-ill-defined-en-adj-mHZ6Z6Yy Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hazy, indistinct Hyponyms: defined Derived forms: ill-definedness

Download JSON data for ill-defined meaning in English (1.7kB)

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