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indistinct

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in·dis·tinct  (nd-stngkt)
adj.
1. Not clearly or sharply delineated: an indistinct pattern; indistinct shapes in the gloom.
2. Faint; dim: indistinct stars.
3.
a. Hazy; vague: an indistinct memory; an indistinct notion of how to proceed.
b. Difficult to understand or make out: indistinct speech.

indis·tinctly adv.
indis·tinctness n.

indistinct
Adjective
unable to be seen or heard clearly
indistinctly adv
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Adj.1.indistinct - not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"
unclear - not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"
indefinite - vague or not clearly defined or stated; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal"
distinct - easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"

indistinct
Translations
Spanish indistinct [ɪndɪˈstɪŋkt] adjindistinto
French indistinct [ɪndɪˈstɪŋkt] adjindistinct(e); [memory, noise] → vague
German indistinct [ɪndɪsˈtɪŋkt] adjundeutlich;
(image) → verschwommen;
(noise) → schwach

Italian indistinct [ɪndɪˈstɪŋkt] adjindistinto/a; [memory, noise] → vago/a

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Irwine's side towards the valley of the Willow Brook, had also certain indistinct anticipations, running as an undercurrent in his mind while he was listening to Mr.
So strong became my sense of the presence of something malign and menacing in the place, that I found myself almost unable to withdraw my eyes from the opening, as in the deepening darkness it became more and more indistinct.
Once he thought he heard the barking of dogs or the howling of wolves, but the sounds were so faint and indistinct that he did not know whether he heard them or merely imagined them, and he stopped and began to listen intently.
 
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