UNCLEAR

unclear

(adjective) not clear to the mind; “the law itself was unclear on that point”; “the reason for their actions is unclear to this day”

unclear, ill-defined

(adjective) poorly stated or described; “he confuses the reader with ill-defined terms and concepts”

indecipherable, unclear, undecipherable, unreadable

(adjective) not easily deciphered; “indecipherable handwriting”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unclear (comparative unclearer or more unclear, superlative unclearest or most unclear)

Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.

Not clearly or explicitly defined.

Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.

Not having a clear idea; uncertain.

Anagrams

• crenula, lucarne, nuclear

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

26 January 2025

NEGLECT

(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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