in·ex·plic·it

[in-ik-splis-it]
adjective
not explicit or clear; not clearly stated.

Origin:
1795–1805; < Latin inexplicitus not straightforward. See in-3, explicit

in·ex·plic·it·ly, adverb
in·ex·plic·it·ness, noun
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inexplicit (ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪsɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not explicit, clear, or precise; vague
 
inex'plicitly
 
adv
 
inex'plicitness
 
n

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Inexplicit is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
Yet on the other hand, they are remarkably vague and inexplicit regarding how reviews are to be conducted.
In contrast, letter writers used more varied vocabulary, and only sometimes hedged or were inexplicit.
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