vaguely

Etymology

From vague +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveɪɡli/
• Hyphenation: vague‧ly

Adverb

vaguely (comparative more vaguely, superlative most vaguely)

1. In a vague manner.

   He looked vaguely around the room, as if lost.

2. Loosely; more or less; somewhat.
   • 12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift

     Preceded by a Simpsons short shot in 3-D—perhaps the only thing more superfluous than a fourth Ice Age movie—Ice Age: Continental Drift finds a retinue of vaguely contemporaneous animals coping with life in the post-Pangaea age.