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unclear

adj
/ʌnˈklɪə(ɹ)/UK/ʌnˈklɪɚ/US

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”).

  1. inherited from unclere

Definitions

  1. Ambiguous

    Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.

    • The remark she made comparing her life with that of a fish was unclear.

  2. Not clearly or explicitly defined.

  3. Not easy to see or read

    Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.

    • From such a long distance away, the name on the signpost was unclear.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Not having a clear idea

      Not having a clear idea; uncertain.

      • I'm still unclear about what she meant by that remark.

    2. To undo the process of clearing.

      • Clearing, unclearing and deleting activities
      • […] finally [the block] would be cleared and remain that way until moved. Although this clearing and unclearing can occur repeatedly, the current BAGGER algorithm is unable to generalize number within unwindable subproofs.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at unclear. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at unclear. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at unclear

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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