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in⋅dis⋅tinct

  [in-di-stingkt]
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–adjective
1. not distinct; not clearly marked or defined: indistinct markings.
2. not clearly distinguishable or perceptible, as to the eye, ear, or mind: He heard an indistinct muttering.
3. not distinguishing clearly: After the accident he suffered from indistinct vision and faulty hearing.
Origin:
1520–30; < L indistinctus. See in- 3 , distinct

Related forms:
in⋅dis⋅tinct⋅ly, adverb
in⋅dis⋅tinct⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. blurred, clouded, dim.
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in·dis·tinct   (ĭn'dĭ-stĭngkt')   
adj.  
  1. Not clearly or sharply delineated: an indistinct pattern; indistinct shapes in the gloom.
  2. Faint; dim: indistinct stars.
    1. Hazy; vague: an indistinct memory; an indistinct notion of how to proceed.
    2. Difficult to understand or make out: indistinct speech.
in'dis·tinct'ly adv., in'dis·tinct'ness n.
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Indistinctly

In`dis*tinct"ly\, adv. In an indistinct manner; not clearly; confusedly; dimly; as, certain ideas are indistinctly comprehended.

In its sides it was bounded distinctly, but on its ends confusedly an indistinctly. --Sir I. Newton.
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