vaguest
SayVAYG-ist/ˈveɪɡɪst/
- 1Superlative of vague.
The witness could offer only the vaguest description of the man who fled.
Even the vaguest hint of bad news was enough to set her on edge.
Note
A one-syllable adjective usually compares with -est rather than most, and the silent final e of vague simply absorbs the ending: vague, vaguer, vaguest. In use, the superlative leans on the 'slight' side of vague as often as the 'unclear' one. The vaguest idea or trace means the faintest one, so it measures how little there is, not only how blurred it looks.
vaguest is a form of vague
vague, adjective: Not clearly or precisely expressed; lacking specific detail or a definite meaning. Full entry
- Spelling
- vague → vaguest: add -st
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