vaguely

1. 1.

   in a vague way

   “he looked vaguely familiar”

   “he explained it somewhat mistily”

   Synonymsmistily

Questions about vaguely

What does vaguely mean?

vaguely means "in a vague way".

How many syllables are in vaguely?

vaguely has 2 syllables: vague-ly. The stress falls on "vague". In IPA it is /ˈveɪɡli/.

What is another word for vaguely?

Close synonyms include mistily. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vaguely a common word?

vaguely is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.