vaguer
SayVAYG-erUS/ˈveɪɡɚ/UK/ˈveɪɡə/
- 1Comparative of vague.
Her explanation grew vaguer with each follow-up question.
The later drafts were vaguer about who would actually pay the costs.
Note
The silent e of vague takes the suffix without fuss: vague plus -er gives vaguer, with no extra letter and the g still hard. The comparative carries every shade of the base word: a vaguer statement, a vaguer meaning, a vaguer memory, a vaguer unease, even a vaguer, emptier stare. More vague says the same thing, and either form can be used.
vaguer is a form of vague
vague, adjective: Not clearly or precisely expressed; lacking specific detail or a definite meaning. Full entry
- Spelling
- vague → vaguer: add -r
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