Vaguery
//ˈveɪɡəɹi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Vagueness, the condition of being vague. uncountable
"[…] this badge of rivalry and intrusion, and of the vaguery and vacillation which restrain them through dread of danger."
- 2 A vagueness, a thing which is vague, an example of vagueness. countable
- 3 Misspelling of vagary. alt-of, countable, in-plural, misspelling
"Some were indeed powerful men belonging to powerful families, exercising authority and influence, but the vagueries of colonial economic conditions made their holdings precarious."
Example
More examples"[…] this badge of rivalry and intrusion, and of the vaguery and vacillation which restrain them through dread of danger."
Etymology
From vague + -ery, perhaps influenced by vagary. Attested since at least the 1800s.
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