vaguely

adverb

Definition of vaguelynext
as in slightly

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Recent Examples of vaguely The somewhat bridal nature of Jodie Woods’s attire vaguely recalled one of her sister’s looks from earlier this year. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2026 There are rippling gasps, drums, strings, sax, a vaguely Latin guitar, a sample of a woman talking about getting her hair done. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026 Both Dwarf Houses and Truett’s Chick-fil-A restaurants have special menus and themes, but only one is famous for its small doors and vaguely Alpine charm. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026 The time period is vaguely medieval and the accents British, save for Skarsgård, who speaks in a flat, neutral exhale, the sound of breeze riffling through straw. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vaguely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaguely
  1. slightly
  2. nominally
  3. little
  4. negligibly
  5. tolerably
  6. decently
  7. acceptably
Adverb
  • Stocks linked to the artificial intelligence build-out declined slightly on Wednesday in the wake of the election, but the selling intensified on Thursday as investors worried Democratic wins could have a real impact on data center construction.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The screen now has a 3,024-by-1,986-pixel resolution, which is slightly higher vertically than before.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of slightly
Adverb
  • Sallal’s pro-Egyptian regime was ousted in a bloodless coup in late 1967 and replaced by a nominally civilian one headed by Pres.
    — Manfred W. Wenner, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Dru Smith has been cast as a zone-defense specialist, nominally a playing choice at this point.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of nominally
Adverb
  • And the cost of a material tells us very little about the craftsmanship required to transform it.
    — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • While property tax politics have changed very little, Hynes will take over an office much transformed compared with when his uncle, former assessor Thomas Hynes, ran it between 1979 and 1997.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of little
Adverb
  • In an economy where wages are anchored to what compute would cost to replicate human work, human labor becomes economically marginal—not worthless, but negligibly small relative to the overall pie.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • In other words, the chin contributes negligibly to resisting chewing forces.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Definition of negligibly
Adverb
  • Among the performers, Smith rules the roost as the no-nonsense Angela, and Jones acquits himself tolerably on comic relief duties as the pathetic Mike.
    — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The Sky fell, but tolerably so.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Definition of tolerably
Adverb
  • Lamar and Rihanna's vocals were nice and present in the center of the mix, too, and the percussion was decently crisp.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The sellers also have put in some work, installing new appliances and a sleek sage-green backsplash in a galley kitchen that’s both flush with cabinet space and decently large.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of decently
Adverb
  • Lizzie, Maggie, or Jessica Barden’s actress Nance O’Neil, who coaches Lizzie on how to be more acceptably feminine in public — Monster detrimentally sticks to its Tumblr-level framing of patriarchy’s impact.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Those who answered acceptably were invited to in-person tryouts.
    — Eric Nager, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026
Definition of acceptably

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“Vaguely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaguely. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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