## Examples
- It is still unclear why the train was delayed.
- I'm still unclear about what she meant by that remark.
- From a distance, the name on the sign was unclear.

## Derived Forms
- unclearly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: unclere

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
Unclear is 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”). In present-day use, it can mean not easy to understand or know for certain, or not sure about something in your own mind. Derived formations include unclearly.

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