Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
vaguely, mistily
(adverb) in a vague way; “he looked vaguely familiar”; “he explained it somewhat mistily”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vaguely (comparative more vaguely, superlative most vaguely)
In a vague manner.
Loosely; more or less; somewhat.
Source: Wiktionary
Vague"ly, adv.
Definition: In a vague manner. What he vaguely hinted at, but dared not speak. Hawthorne.
Vague, a. [Compar. Vaguer; superl. Vaguest.] Etym: [F. vague, or L. vagus. See Vague, v. i.]
1. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond. [Archaic] "To set upon the vague villains." Hayward. She danced along with vague, regardless eyes. Keats.
2. Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition. This faith is neither a mere fantasy of future glory, nor a vague ebullition of feeling. I. Taylor. The poet turned away, and gave himself up to a sort of vague revery, which he called thought. Hawthorne.
3. Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report. Some legend strange and value. Longfellow. Vague year. See Sothiac year, under Sothiac.
Syn.
– Unsettled; indefinite; unfixed; ill-defined; ambiguous; hazy; loose; lax; uncertain.
Vague, n. Etym: [Cf. F. vague.]
Definition: An indefinite expanse. [R.] The gray vague of unsympathizing sea. Lowell.
Vague, v. i. Etym: [F. vaguer, L. vagari, fr. vagus roaming.]
Definition: To wander; to roam; to stray. [Obs.] "[The soul] doth vague and wander." Holland.
Vague, n.
Definition: A wandering; a vagary. [Obs.] Holinshed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.