: not clear: such as
a
: difficult to understand
an unclear explanation
unclear instructions
an unclear reference
b
: confused or uncertain about something
—often used with about
was a little unclear about how to proceed
unclearly
adverb
speaking unclearly
an unclearly remembered incident
Examples of unclear in a Sentence
their suggestion for correcting the problem is a bit unclear
obtained at best an unclear glimpse of the rarely seen bird from across the road
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Winder narrowly lost that fight, but whether the new law that nixed the deal stands is still unclear after the developers challenged it in the Idaho Supreme Court.
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Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2024
And the idea that the behavior developed in reaction to an injury from a fishing line, or even because of overfishing, is dubious, because the orcas very rarely, to our knowledge, attack fishing boats — for unclear reasons.
—Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
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Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2024
And the idea that the behavior developed in reaction to an injury from a fishing line, or even because of overfishing, is dubious, because the orcas very rarely, to our knowledge, attack fishing boats — for unclear reasons.
—Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
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“Unclear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unclear. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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