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unclear
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
unclear
(adjective)
unclear
/ˌʌn
ˈ
kliɚ/
adjective
unclear
/ˌʌn
ˈ
kliɚ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNCLEAR
[
more unclear; most unclear
]
1
:
difficult to understand
Their directions were
unclear
.
The cause of the disease remains
unclear
.
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2
:
confused or uncertain about something
—
often +
about
I'm a little
unclear about
what to do.
She was
unclear about
whether she would attend.
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