undelineated
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9.5
- adjective
- /ˌʌndɪˈliːneɪtɪd/
- The project's goals were undelineated, leaving the team confused about their direction.
Examples
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The boundaries of the park were undelineated, allowing people to walk freely in any direction.
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Her feelings about the situation were undelineated, making it difficult for others to understand her true emotions.
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Even more often, expectations are undelineated.
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In both cases, elements of illusion produce a massive irony: Hektor's son is killed by the Greeks before he could reach warrior age, and the shepherd's princess remains undelineated and too distant to be a real bride.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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3.9
Not easy to understand or know for sure
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5.3
Not easy to see, hear, or understand
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5.3
Not clearly limited or described
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6.5
Not clearly or exactly stated
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7.7
Not clearly or fully described so important details are missing
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5.5
Not having many specific details
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7.9
Not fully developed and lacking important details
Antonyms
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Morphology
undelineated = delineated (transparent) = un + delineate + ed
Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'delineated', so the meaning is directly 'not delineated'.
Etymology
Undelineated starts with un- meaning 'not' and comes from delineate, which is built on line meaning 'a mark or border'. So undelineated is like 'not given a clear line', meaning it has no clear limits or details.