Definitions
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- noun uncountable
Vagueness , the condition of beingvague . - noun countable A
vagueness , a thing which isvague , anexample of vagueness. - noun countable, in the plural An
eggcorn forvagaries .
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Examples
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Yeah, I did express regret that CoD4 didn't deal with its setting in less vaguery.
Archive 2008-06-01 SVGL 2008
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It's not a vaguery saying we will roam the world to rid the world of evil, like -- you know, like, you know, Captain Marvel did in our last president.
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It's not a vaguery saying we will roam the world to rid the world of evil, like -- you know, like, you know, Captain Marvel did in our last president.
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For a lot of us, throwing a baseball, reading a book or "enriching our lives" nice vaguery btw is just as pointless as playing Donkey Kong.
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But yeah, the vaguery… pains of intellectual honesty?
How You Know The Critics Of The Afghanistan War Are Winning | ATTACKERMAN 2009
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Every second religious person believes something different, we atheists surely cannot be expected to keep up with every individual's personal vaguery.
Not Getting Through James F. McGrath 2008
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“Oh, what do I know,” said Emery, falling back onto more familiar tactics of vaguery.
The Little Lady Agency and the Prince Hester Browne 2008
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“Oh, what do I know,” said Emery, falling back onto more familiar tactics of vaguery.
The Little Lady Agency and the Prince Hester Browne 2008
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“Oh, what do I know,” said Emery, falling back onto more familiar tactics of vaguery.
The Little Lady Agency and the Prince Hester Browne 2008
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That kind of more harm than good vaguery reminds me of the “oh, the colored people like being separated from the whites” arguments.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Are “Ladies’ Nights” Discriminatory? 2007
edwardvielmetti commented on the word vaguery
"Vaguery is the primary tool of songwriters," Frey said. " 'I've seen fire and I've seen rain.' What the hell does that mean? But it works, it means whatever the listener wants it to mean."
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October 22, 2007