unclear

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Not easy to understand or know for certain.

   It is still unclear why the train was delayed.

2. 2
   adj

   Not sure about something in your own mind.

   I'm still unclear about what she meant by that remark.

3. 3
   adj

   Hard to see or read.

   From a distance, the name on the sign was unclear.

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”).

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