indistinctly

Thân thiện

The speaker's voice echoed indistinctly from the other room.

Definition

Adverb 1. In a manner that is not clear, sharp, or well-defined; vaguely or obscurely. It describes an action done so that details or boundaries are blurred, hazy, or difficult to perceive or distinguish.

Usage

The adverb "indistinctly" modifies verbs to describe how an action is performed—specifically, in a vague, unclear, or fuzzy way. * It is commonly used with verbs related to perception (see, hear, perceive, remember), speech (mutter, mumble, say), or appearance (see, appear, loom).

Examples

• The figure in the fog was indistinctly visible.
• He mumbled indistinctly, making his words hard to understand.
• The memory of that day came back to her only indistinctly.
• The mountains were indistinctly outlined against the dawn sky.

Advanced Usage

• "To perceive/see/remember something indistinctly": To have only a vague or unclear impression of something, lacking in precise detail.
  • From the moving train, I could only perceive the countryside indistinctly.

Variants and Related Words

• Indistinct (adjective): Not clear or sharply defined.
  • An indistinct shape in the distance.
• Distinctly (adverb): (Antonym) In a clear and definite manner.
  • He spoke distinctly so everyone could hear.

Synonyms

• Vaguely
• Unclearly
• Obscurely
• Fuzzily
• Dimly
• Blurrily

Antonyms

• Clearly
• Distinctly
• Sharply

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a dim indistinct manner
   • we perceived the change only dimly

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dimly