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Synonyms for unclear

Grammar : Adj
Spell : kleer
Phonetic Transcription : klɪər

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Définition of unclear

Origin :
  • c.1300, "not easy to understand," from un- (1) "not" + clear (adj.). Cf. Middle Dutch onclaer, Dutch onklaar, German unklar, Old Norse uklarr, Danish uklar, Swedish oklar. Of persons, in sense of "uncertain, doubtful," it is recorded from 1670s. Uncleared is recorded from 1630s in reference to debts, 1772 in reference to land.
  • adj not clear
Example sentences :
  • The picture of Jackson that has come down to us, therefore, is unclear and fragmentary.
  • Extract from : « John Baptist Jackson » by Jacob Kainen
  • The description is unclear and printed from an incorrect transcript.
  • Extract from : « The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy » by Jacob Burckhardt
  • As it is unclear which book he was referring to, the error has not been corrected.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by Various
  • It is unclear which of these is correct so they have been preserved as they appear in the original.
  • Extract from : « Chats on Old Lace and Needlework » by Emily Leigh Lowes
  • Whether the work was ever popular within the schools or without is unclear.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise of Schemes and Tropes » by Richard Sherry
  • Page 175: some numbers in the Key are unclear in the original.
  • Extract from : « Sixty Years a Queen » by Sir Herbert Maxwell
  • It is unclear, metaphysical, and whatever good there is in it, I spoil.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Leo Tolstoi (First Volume--1895-1899) » by Leo Tolstoi
  • The natural discernment is often unclear, uncertain, partial, and faulty.
  • Extract from : « Theoretical Ethics » by Milton Valentine
  • It is unclear whether this is an intentional excerpt or a printer's error.
  • Extract from : « Witty Pieces by Witty People » by Various
  • For it is as false in experience and as unclear in thinking as could well be imagined.
  • Extract from : « Preaching and Paganism » by Albert Parker Fitch

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