ill-defined

adjective

: not easy to see or understand

The property's borders are ill-defined.

an ill-defined mission

Examples of ill-defined in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By Monday morning, Israeli politicians from across the spectrum were already slamming the deal, despite the fact that its details remain largely ill-defined. — Matt Bradley, NBC news, 15 June 2026

Researchers called the terms ill-defined and said they aren’t used in international counterterrorism work. — Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 14 May 2026

But together—at least at this stage—the group’s synthesis is ill-defined. — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2026

Nothing was said or done in the roughly 35 minutes the candidates devoted to themselves that seemed likely to change the dynamic or trajectory of a race that remains stubbornly ill-defined and, to an unprecedented degree in modern times, wide open. — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for ill-defined

• aligned
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• consigned
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• declined
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