Synonyms for vaguely
vague·ly

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1. vaguely, mistilyadverb

   in a vague way

   "he looked vaguely familiar"; "he explained it somewhat mistily"

   Synonyms:
   mistily

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1. List of paraphrases for "vaguely":

   loosely, obscurely, remotely

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1. Jacob Andrews:

   Is the nose scale vaguely standard?

2. Henry Lieberman:

   It becomes creepy or bizarre, like a monster in a movie that has vaguely human features.

3. Greg Proops:

   I understand that smoking is vaguely inappropriate in certain situations. You know, like an orphanage, cancer ward, whatever.

4. Rodney Lincoln:

   I wasn’t really her boyfriend, we dated a few times. That relationship was strictly sexual. I vaguely remembered the last time I saw her. But I do remember that she was a very kind person. She was a loving mother, that was certain. I just couldn’t believe what had happened at the time. I still find it hard to believe. But I also couldn’t figure out how I was chosen. For a while, I lost all hope.

5. Stephen Galloway:

   The results can be gigantic, it allows ATF and local law enforcement to pinpoint who the shooters may be. And what I mean by that is, you may have multiple crime scenes where eyewitnesses are giving you information that vaguely matches. NIBIN is now telling you for sure that these crime scenes are connected.