indistinct

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in⋅dis⋅tinct

[in-di-stingkt]

–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.

Not clearly or sharply delineated: an indistinct pattern; indistinct shapes in the gloom.
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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