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Word entry · 7 letters

unclear

Best crossword clue

"Hard to understand"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ʌnˈklɪə(ɹ)/Part of speech adjectiveSorted acelnruStarts with UEnds with R1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. not clear to the mind

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • The remark she made comparing her life with that of a fish was unclear.
  • From such a long distance away, the name on the signpost was unclear.
  • I'm still unclear about what she meant by that remark.

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