unclear
adjectiveverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ʌnˈklɪə(ɹ)//
- United States//ʌnˈklɪɚ//
Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
adjective
- 1
Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
The remark she made comparing her life with that of a fish was unclear.
- 2
Not clearly or explicitly defined.
- 3
Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.
From such a long distance away, the name on the signpost was unclear.
- 4
Not having a clear idea; uncertain.
I'm still unclear about what she meant by that remark.
Etymology
From Middle English unclere, equivalent to un- + clear. Compare Saterland Frisian uunkloor (“unclear”), West Frisian ûnklear (“inoperative, broken”), Dutch onklaar (“out of order, defective, broken”), German unklar (“unclear”), Danish uklar (“unclear”), Swedish oklar (“unclear”).
verb
- 1
rareTo undo the process of clearing.
Clearing, unclearing and deleting activities
[…] finally [the block] would be cleared and remain that way until moved. Although this clearing and unclearing can occur repeatedly, the current BAGGER algorithm is unable to generalize number within unwindable subproofs.
Forms
- comparative
- unclearer, more unclear
- superlative
- unclearest, most unclear
- past tense
- uncleared
- past participle
- uncleared
- present participle
- unclearing
- third person singular
- unclears
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