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

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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