| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | allusive | suggestive rather than explicit |
| 2. | ambiguous | having more than one meaning |
| 3. | amorphous | without clear form or shape |
| 4. | approximate | close, not exact |
| 5. | blurred | not sharply defined |
| 6. | blurry | not sharp or clear |
| 7. | borderline | not clearly one thing |
| 8. | broad | not narrow or specific |
| 9. | broken | not whole or clearly continuous |
| 10. | casual | not careful or exact |
| 11. | cloudy | not clear or definite |
| 12. | confused | not clear or orderly |
| 13. | cryptic | mysterious and hard to understand |
| 14. | cryptical | obscurely puzzling or unclear |
| 15. | cursory | done without much detail |
| 16. | Delphic | obscurely ambiguous or puzzling |
| 17. | desultory | lacking a clear plan |
| 18. | diffuse | spread out and not focused |
| 19. | disconnected | lacking clear connection or flow |
| 20. | discursive | covering points without focus |
| 21. | disjointed | poorly connected and unclear |
| 22. | doubtful | uncertain and not clear |
| 23. | dubious | not clearly reliable or certain |
| 24. | elastic | not fixed; open to interpretation |
| 25. | elliptical | leaving out key details |
| 26. | elusive | hard to define or grasp |
| 27. | enigmatic | mysterious and hard to interpret |
| 28. | equivocal | open to more than one meaning |
| 29. | evasive | avoiding direct or clear answers |
| 30. | floating | not fixed or settled |
| 31. | foggy | unclear or hard to remember |
| 32. | formless | without clear shape or structure |
| 33. | fragmentary | made of incomplete parts |
| 34. | fuzzy | unclear or lacking precision |
| 35. | garbled | distorted and hard to understand |
| 36. | general | not specific or detailed |
| 37. | gray | not clearly one side |
| 38. | guarded | careful and not fully direct |
| 39. | hard to pin down | difficult to define exactly |
| 40. | hazy | not clear or distinct |
| 41. | hedged | worded to avoid commitment |
| 42. | implicit | suggested, not plainly stated |
| 43. | imprecise | not exact in meaning |
| 44. | indefinite | not exact or clearly defined |
| 45. | indeterminate | not exactly known or fixed |
| 46. | indirect | not straightforward or explicit |
| 47. | indistinct | not clear or sharply marked |
| 48. | inexact | not completely accurate or precise |
| 49. | inexplicit | not clearly expressed |
| 50. | latent | present but not clearly shown |
| 51. | loose | not strict or exact |
| 52. | loosely defined | not clearly specified |
| 53. | meandering | lacking a clear direction |
| 54. | meaningless | lacking clear meaning |
| 55. | misty | unclear or blurred |
| 56. | mixed | not clear-cut or pure |
| 57. | muddled | confused and unclear |
| 58. | murky | dark, unclear, or confused |
| 59. | nebulous | unclear and hard to grasp |
| 60. | noncommittal | avoiding a clear position |
| 61. | nondefinitive | not final or conclusive |
| 62. | nonspecific | not precise or particular |
| 63. | oblique | indirect or not explicit |
| 64. | obscure | not clear or well known |
| 65. | offhand | casual and not detailed |
| 66. | opaque | hard to understand clearly |
| 67. | open-ended | without fixed limits or details |
| 68. | oracular | mysteriously unclear or cryptic |
| 69. | partial | incomplete or not full |
| 70. | perfunctory | done with little care |
| 71. | problematical | uncertain or difficult to define |
| 72. | provisional | temporary and not final |
| 73. | qualified | limited or not absolute |
| 74. | qualifiedly stated | stated with limiting conditions |
| 75. | questionable | open to doubt or uncertainty |
| 76. | rambling | wandering without clear direction |
| 77. | rough | not finished or detailed |
| 78. | roundabout | not direct or straightforward |
| 79. | shadowy | dim and not clearly defined |
| 80. | shapeless | without definite form |
| 81. | sketchy | lacking important details |
| 82. | slippery | hard to pin down |
| 83. | subtle | not obvious or clearly stated |
| 84. | suggestive | hinting rather than stating |
| 85. | summary | brief and lacking detail |
| 86. | superficial | not deep or detailed |
| 87. | tentative | not final or definite |
| 88. | tenuous | weak, slight, or unclear |
| 89. | uncertain | not definite or settled |
| 90. | unclear | not easy to understand |
| 91. | undefined | not clearly described or fixed |
| 92. | undetermined | not decided or specified |
| 93. | unexpressed | not clearly stated aloud |
| 94. | unfocused | lacking clear direction or detail |
| 95. | unspecific | not stated in detail |
| 96. | unstated | not directly said |
| 97. | vaporous | insubstantial and unclear |
| 98. | veiled | partly hidden or unclear |
| 99. | wandering | not direct or focused |
| 100. | woolly | confused and not precise |

