Like and Vaguely

Like

Like adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: the cat would curl up, tightly like, and just go to sleep

Vaguely and like are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vaguely" instead an adverb "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

Vaguely

Vaguely adverb - In a vague way.
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Synonyms for Vaguely

Like and vaguely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Like" instead an adverb "Vaguely".

Nearby Words: vague, vagueness

Both words in one sentence

  • Call a Smeerp a "Rabbit" There's also Ravens, which look like pudgy, vaguely avian wingless blobs with feet, and Buzzy Beetles, which neither buzz nor are they insects (instead being more like turtles).
  • Except not really, because it's more like magic from magic with vaguely technological trappings like diodes and wires.
  • Medieval European Fantasy Krull is set in a magical, vaguely Medieval setting, despite the vaguely Stormtrooper-like mooks.
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