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adj. lacking in substance; "strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"- W.A.Butler; "dim shadowy forms"; "a wraithlike column of smoke"

unclear

adj. not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"

dark, obscure

adj. marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"

enigmatic, oracular

adj. resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile"

cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbid

adj. (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"

imperceptible, unperceivable

adj. impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses; "an imperceptible drop in temperature"; "an imperceptible nod"; "color is unperceivable to the touch"

dull, thudding

adj. not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft; "the dull thud"; "thudding bullets"

bleached, faded, washed-out, washy

adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"

enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzling

adj. not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries"

bedimmed

adj. made dim or indistinct; "a sun bedimmed by clouds"

bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, muzzy

adj. indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"

cloudy, nebulose, nebulous

adj. lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit"

distinct

adj. easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"

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