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dense
Difficult to understand because of complexity or obscurity:
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  1. Difficult to understand because of complexity or obscurity:
  2. Permitting little light to pass through, because of compactness of matter:
  3. Hard to penetrate; thick:
unclear
Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.
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  1. Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.
  2. Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
  3. Not clearly defined; not explicit.
misty
Consisting of or marked by mist:
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  1. Consisting of or marked by mist:
  2. Vague; hazy:
  3. Blurred or dimmed, as by mist; indistinct
roily
Turbulent; agitated.
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  1. Turbulent; agitated.
  2. (Of water) muddy, cloudy (having lots of sediment)
  3. Turbid; muddy
turbid
Heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog.
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  1. Heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog.
  2. Having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended; muddy:
  3. Muddy or cloudy from having the sediment stirred up
nebulous
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a nebula.
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  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a nebula.
  2. Lacking definite form or limits; vague:
  3. Unclear; vague; indefinite
unclear
Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
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  1. Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
  2. Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.
  3. Not clearly defined; not explicit.
faint
Likely to fall into a faint; dizzy and weak:
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  1. Likely to fall into a faint; dizzy and weak:
  2. Dim; indistinct; unclear
  3. Lacking clarity or distinctness:
fuzzy
Not clear; indistinct:
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  1. Not clear; indistinct:
  2. Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals. Mentioned in the popular nursery rhyme Fuzzy wuzzy was a bear.
  3. Not clear, distinct, or precise; blurred
hazy
Filled with haze; somewhat foggy, misty, or smoky
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  1. Filled with haze; somewhat foggy, misty, or smoky
  2. Marked by the presence of haze; misty:
  3. Somewhat vague, obscure, confused, or indefinite
indefinite
Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
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  1. Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
  2. Not precise or clear in meaning; vague
  3. Vague or unclear.
indistinct
Not separate or separable; not clearly marked off; not plainly defined
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  1. Not separate or separable; not clearly marked off; not plainly defined
  2. Hazy; vague:
  3. Not seen, heard, or perceived clearly; faint; dim; obscure
misty
Full of tender emotion; sentimental:
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  1. Full of tender emotion; sentimental:
  2. Vague; hazy:
  3. Obscure or vague
obscure
Deficient in light; dark:
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  1. Deficient in light; dark:
  2. So faintly perceptible as to lack clear delineation; indistinct:
  3. Out of sight; hidden:
overcast
Gloomy; melancholy.
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  1. Gloomy; melancholy.
  2. (Meteorology) The sky is said to be overcast, when it is more than 90% covered by clouds.
  3. Sewn with long, overlying stitches in order to prevent raveling, as the raw edges of fabric.
lowering
Scowling; frowning darkly
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  1. Scowling; frowning darkly
  2. Dark, as if about to rain or snow; overcast
  3. That lowers or frowns.
leaden
Pertaining to or resembling lead; heavy, grey, sluggish.
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  1. Pertaining to or resembling lead; heavy, grey, sluggish.
  2. Having the inert heaviness of lead; hard to move or lift
  3. Sluggish; dull; heavy in action, feeling, etc.
threatening
Presenting a threat; menacing; frightening.
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  1. Presenting a threat; menacing; frightening.
  2. Causing the feeling that one's power, social standing, or self-esteem is in danger of being diminished:
  3. Gving warning signs of bad weather:
murky
Obscure, indistinct, cloudy.
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  1. Obscure, indistinct, cloudy.
  2. Darkened, clouded, or blurry:
  3. Unclear, obscure, cryptic, etc.
vague
Indistinctly felt, perceived, understood, or recalled; hazy:
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  1. Indistinctly felt, perceived, understood, or recalled; hazy:
  2. Not sharp, certain, or precise in thought, feeling, or expression
  3. Not clearly, precisely, or definitely expressed or stated
indistinct
Not seen, heard, or perceived clearly; faint; dim; obscure
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  1. Not seen, heard, or perceived clearly; faint; dim; obscure
  2. Not separate or separable; not clearly marked off; not plainly defined
  3. Hazy; vague:
indefinite
Not definite
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  1. Not definite
  2. Not precise or clear in meaning; vague
  3. Vague or unclear.
dim
Emitting only a small amount of light; faint:
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  1. Emitting only a small amount of light; faint:
  2. Not bright; somewhat dark
  3. Weak or diminished; feeble:
filmy
Gauzy; sheer; very thin
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  1. Gauzy; sheer; very thin
  2. Covered with a film or sheen:
  3. Blurred or hazy
hazy
Somewhat vague, obscure, confused, or indefinite
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  1. Somewhat vague, obscure, confused, or indefinite
  2. Filled with haze; somewhat foggy, misty, or smoky
  3. Marked by the presence of haze; misty:
muddy
Not clear; cloudy, as with sediment:
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  1. Not clear; cloudy, as with sediment:
  2. Confused or vague:
  3. Lacking luster; dull:
murky
Obscure, indistinct, cloudy.
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  1. Obscure, indistinct, cloudy.
  2. Unclear, obscure, cryptic, etc.
  3. Darkened, clouded, or blurry:
ambiguous
Open to more than one interpretation:
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  1. Open to more than one interpretation:
  2. Not clear; indefinite; vague
  3. Doubtful or uncertain:
equivocal
Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain:
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  1. Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain:
  2. Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful, incongruous.
  3. Uncertain; undecided; doubtful
inexplicit
Not explicit.
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  1. Not explicit.
  2. Not explicit; indefinite.
  3. Not explicit; vague; indefinite; general
obscure
Not readily noticed or seen; inconspicuous:
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  1. Not readily noticed or seen; inconspicuous:
  2. So faintly perceptible as to lack clear delineation; indistinct:
  3. Out of sight; hidden:
uncertain
Not definite or determined; vague
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  1. Not definite or determined; vague
  2. Not determined; undecided:
  3. Subject to change; variable:
vague
Not sharp, certain, or precise in thought, feeling, or expression
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  1. Not sharp, certain, or precise in thought, feeling, or expression
  2. Not clearly, precisely, or definitely expressed or stated
  3. Indefinite in shape, form, or character; hazily or indistinctly seen or sensed
blear
(Of eyes or vision) dim, unclear from water or rheum.
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  1. (Of eyes or vision) dim, unclear from water or rheum.
  2. Made dim by tears, mucus, etc.
  3. Blurred; dim; indistinct; misty
bleary
Dim or blurred, as the eyes are from lack of rest or when one first awakens
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  1. Dim or blurred, as the eyes are from lack of rest or when one first awakens
  2. Watery, filmy, or unable to see clearly:
  3. Vaguely outlined; indistinct:
dim
Emitting only a small amount of light; faint:
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  1. Emitting only a small amount of light; faint:
  2. Not clearly seen, heard, perceived, or understood; vague
  3. Not clear or distinct in character; lacking definition, distinction, strength, etc.
foggy
Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy
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  1. Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy
  2. Confused; perplexed
  3. (Figuratively) Confused, befuddled, etc.
shadowy
Little known or understood; obscure or mysterious:
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  1. Little known or understood; obscure or mysterious:
  2. Dim; indistinct
  3. (Of character) Dark, obscure.
unclear
Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
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  1. Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
  2. Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.
  3. Not clearly defined; not explicit.
vague
Not sharp, certain, or precise in thought, feeling, or expression
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  1. Not sharp, certain, or precise in thought, feeling, or expression
  2. Indistinctly felt, perceived, understood, or recalled; hazy:
  3. Indefinite in shape, form, or character; hazily or indistinctly seen or sensed
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  • They were cloudy with the same lust he felt.

  • She'd thought it cloudy, for there was little light this morning.

  • The number of cloudy days per annum averages 60.

  • The day dawned cloudy and cold with a light rain that chilled her after ten minutes.

  • Thus clear liquor alone is run off, and the mud and cloudy liquor at the bottom of the tank are left undisturbed, and discharged separately as required.

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