"vaguely" meaning in All languages combined

See vaguely on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈveɪɡli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vaguely.wav [UK]
Etymology: vague + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|vague|ly}} vague + -ly
  1. If you experience something vaguely, you do so with few details. Synonyms: roughly
    Sense id: simple-vaguely-en-adv-KFhrlTHJ
  2. If you do something vaguely, you it without attention or focus.
    Sense id: simple-vaguely-en-adv-79nKvjL~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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          "text": "\"Morning, Gaunt,\" said a voice she found vaguely familiar and unpleasant, like the memory of a bad dream."
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          "text": "She waved her pen vaguely in the air."
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