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gauzily

gauzily

8.4
In a vague way without clear detail
  • adverb
  • /ˈɡɔːzɪli/
translation icon : de manera vaga
  • During the meeting, her ideas were presented gauzily, making it hard for anyone to understand her point.

Examples

  • The artist's vision was expressed gauzily, leaving the audience puzzled about the true meaning.

  • His native place was the gauzily recalled, delight-giving countryside of Surrey, before it was decimated by industrial mechanized agriculture.

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  • The description of the event was so gauzily written that it failed to convey any real emotion or detail.

Synonyms

vaguely
vsgauzily
115 3.9

Not clearly or with few details

focuses on vagueness lacking solid substance or detail
indistinctly
vsgauzily
23 6.3

Hard to see, hear, or remember clearly

highlights lack of real substance or precise detail
imprecisely
vsgauzily
1 5.4

In a not exact or clear way that can cause mistakes

is about lacking detail and substance rather than only accuracy
nebulously
vsgauzily
1 8.8

In an unclear way that makes meaning hard to understand

is more about lack of clear detail and substance
fuzzily
vsgauzily
1 5.4

In a way that is unclear or blurry

means vague with little real substance or clear detail
sketchily
vsgauzily
1 7.1

In a rough, incomplete way that lacks detail

focuses on missing parts rather than being insubstantial or thin
mistily
vsgauzily
7.5

In a way that is unclear and gives no details

emphasizes vague, insubstantial description rather than clear detail
foggily
vsgauzily
5.6

In a way that is not clear and hard to remember

suggests vagueness that also hides any solid substance
mushily
vsgauzily
8.2

In a vague and unclear way

adds the sense of shapelessness rather than mere lack of detail
inchoately
vsgauzily
  • Formal
9.9

In a rough, not finished way that is unclear

signifies incomplete development rather than merely vague or insubstantial

Antonyms

881 1.0

In a way that is easy to see, hear, or understand

129 4.9

To a large degree

How Vague

obscurely
2 7.7
vaguely
115 3.9
gauzily
8.4
clearly
881 1.0

Surface Forms

gauzily positive

Morphology

gauzily = gauzy (semi-transparent) = gauze + y + ly

The adverb is formed regularly from 'gauzy', but the sense 'vague/insubstantial' is a metaphorical extension from physical thinness and may not be immediately inferable to all learners.

Etymology

Gauzily also has a figurative side: think of looking through gauze, which makes things 'not clear' and soft at the edges. That's why to describe something gauzily is to say it is vague or lacking clear detail.