Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vaguely

/ˈveɪɡli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
vague-ly
IPA
/ˈveɪɡli/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a vague manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English vague Middle English -ly English -ly English vaguely From vague + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more vaguely (comparative) most vaguely (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce vaguely?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈveɪɡli/.
What does vaguely mean?
In a vague manner.
Where does vaguely come from?
Etymology tree English vague Middle English -ly English -ly English vaguely From vague + -ly.

How to pronounce vaguely

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