Gentle and Vague

Gentle

Gentle adjective - Not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect.

Vague and gentle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vague" instead an adjective "Gentle".

Vague

Vague adjective - Not expressed in precise terms.

Gentle and vague are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gentle" instead an adjective "Vague".

Nearby Words: vagueness, vaguely

Both words in one sentence

  • Translation: Yes In the Malloreon, Toth, a mute Gentle Giant, can communicate elaborately with Durnik using nothing more than a vague gesture or two.
  • That Came Out Wrong: Julian's quite innocent in describing how he feels about waiting around for Landon to finish writing a song ("This is awkward", "He won't go faster"), but his desperate texts are vague enough for Isaiah to assume otherwise ("Just ask him to be gentle").
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