unclearly
1
4.4
- adverb
- /ʌnˈklɪrli/
:
de manera poco clara
- During the meeting, several points were presented unclearly, making it hard for everyone to follow the discussion.
Examples
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So one of them is how clearly or unclearly people see the world.
Blog text (13) -
After all, she wasn't the one who had been speaking unclearly.
Fiction book (1997) -
If an author writes that unclearly, can we trust the clarity of his thought?
Academic text (2010) -
Unfortunately, Richard interprets everything he sees as a hodgepodge of items unclearly marked and incoherently displayed.
Academic text (2004) -
In a similar fashion, Paul Richard's museum review begins with a critique of curators for exhibits that he describes as confusing and unclearly marked.
Academic text (2004) -
As shown in this study, a small portion of the questions were found to be unclearly worded, out of service scope, incompletely answered, or repeatedly submitted.
Academic text (2011) -
I don't want to presume by assuming you remember our argument on Pandagon from a couple of years ago, but in case you do, I continue to apologize for writing something unclearly enough for you to take the meaning you did from it.
Blog text (26) -
From the perspective of effective and democratic governance, Brazil may well be "overdecentralized," at least in terms of the current overlapping competencies and the unclearly defined responsibilities at the three levels of government—federal, state, and municipal.
Academic text (1998) -
The instructions were written so unclearly that many people got confused and did not know what to do.
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He explained the theory unclearly, leaving the audience more puzzled than before.
Synonyms
115
3.9
Not clearly or with few details
23
6.3
Hard to see, hear, or remember clearly
5
6.7
In a way that is not clear or logical
3
8.1
In a way that hides the true meaning
3
4.0
In a way that makes it hard to understand
3
6.7
In a way that can have more than one meaning
2
8.0
It is very hard to understand
2
8.1
In a way that is very hard to understand
2
7.7
In a way that is not clear and hard to understand
1
4.0
In a way that shows you are not sure or do not understand
1
5.4
In a not exact or clear way that can cause mistakes
1
7.9
In a way that is hard to understand
1
7.9
In a way that makes something hard to understand
1
8.0
In a way that is confusing and hard to understand
1
8.4
In a way that is very confusing and hard to understand
1
6.1
In a way that is confusing and hard to understand
1
7.5
In a dark, unclear way that is hard to see or understand
1
8.0
In a way that is hard to understand or see through
1
8.8
In an unclear way that makes meaning hard to understand
1
5.6
In a way that is not clear or easy to see
1
5.4
In a way that is unclear or blurry
So unclear that people cannot read or understand it
In a way people cannot read or understand
In a way that makes something hard to understand
In an unclear way that people can understand differently
In a way that is not clear and hard to remember
In a way that is unclear and gives no details
In a way that is unclear and hard to see or understand
In a vague and unclear way
Antonyms
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unclearly is made from un- meaning 'not', clear meaning 'easy to see or understand', and -ly which makes an adverb. Think of un- as a switch that turns the 'clear' light off, so unclearly means 'not in a clear way' and describes something that is hard to understand.