vaguely

adverb

Definition of vaguelynext
as in slightly

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Recent Examples of vaguely 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 Other varieties include honey vinegar, made from mead and vaguely similar to white balsamic; akazu, a beautifully layered red vinegar that comes from aged sake lees; and roasty-toasty beer vinegar, a good swap for malt vinegar. — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026 In the opening scene of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the system easily tracks effects through three-dimensional space, which move overhead and behind me more clearly, rather than just sounding vaguely above my head. — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 14 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
  • The course of Alzheimer’s disease is slightly slower than that of Lewy body dementia, according to Vossel.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Although Ossoff is heavily favored to win reelection, Bottoms is trailing Jackson slightly in the RealClearPolitics average of polls heading into Election Day.
    — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of slightly
Adverb
  • The lieutenant governor’s position, while nominally the second-most powerful in California after the governor, is largely mundane.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • These nominally independent organizations provide sustainability labels for various companies.
    — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of nominally
Adverb
  • On standard time, early risers get the benefit of a little more morning sunlight.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Crossing county lines between Sonoma to the south and Mendocino to the north, this area is so little-known, even to locals, that marketing experts have saddled it with the moniker Mendonoma, in an effort to locate it in the cultural consciousness.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 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
  • The lead synths cut through the mix decently well, too, which helped.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 27 Oct. 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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