See vague in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1921, Bertrand Russell, The Analysis of Mind:",
"text": "It follows from what has been said that a vague thought has more likelihood of being true than a precise one. To try and hit an object with a vague thought is like trying to hit the bull's eye with a lump of putty: when the putty reaches the target, it flattens out all over it, and probably covers the bull's eye along with the rest. To try and hit an object with a precise thought is like trying to hit the bull's eye with a bullet. The advantage of the precise thought is that it distinguishes between the bull's eye and the rest of the target.",
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"ref": "2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage:",
"text": "Throughout the first week of his presidency, Dulles and Bissell continued to brief Kennedy on their strategy for Cuba, but the men were vague and their meetings offered little in the way of hard facts.",
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"sense": "not clearly expressed",
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