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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
unclear
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
remain unclear/unchanged/unanswered etc
▪ Many scientists remain unconvinced by the current evidence.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
▪ The general situation with regard to such counter-indemnities granted by businessmen was also unclear.
▪ It was also unclear whether any immediate members of his family or top lieutenants in his drug gang were among those arrested.
▪ A nation unsure of its standing in the world was also unclear in its internal lines of direction and command structure.
often
▪ The precise means whereby these contacts and cross-currents were established in individual cases are often unclear.
▪ The distinction between those done for commercial and those done for investment purposes is complex and often unclear.
▪ The bases of statistics are often unclear or unsatisfactory, and comparability is often impossible.
▪ Interactionists argue that roles are often unclear, ambiguous and vague.
▪ In particular the meaning of a term or link in the semantic net was often unclear to them.
▪ Though parents are usually eager to help they are often unclear of what is required of them.
still
▪ At the end of December, the time limit was still unclear.
▪ The impact of some of these differences is still unclear.
▪ Whether these problems are temporary or not is still unclear.
▪ The cause of the accident was still unclear Tuesday night.
▪ It is still unclear whether acid-base transport systems are involved in regulating proliferation.
▪ How far the proposals will get with the Republicans, however, is still unclear.
▪ The pathogenesis of Dieulafoy's disease is still unclear.
▪ The link between the abuse and the symptoms is still unclear.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ The causes of the disease are unclear.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But it is unclear whether such success has limits.
▪ For the moment, Forbes' political prospects are unclear.
▪ It is unclear the extent to which the 12 need form a cohesive group.
▪ The relationship between structure, process and outcome is very unclear.
▪ There is no doubt that Cnut disposed of this threat, but where Holy River fits in is unclear.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unclear

c.1300, "not easy to understand," from un- (1) "not" + clear (adj.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch onclaer, Dutch onklaar, German unklar, Old Norse uklarr, Danish uklar, Swedish oklar. Of persons, in sense of "uncertain, doubtful," it is recorded from 1670s.

Wiktionary
unclear

a. 1 ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation. 2 Not clearly or explicitly defined. 3 Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.

WordNet
unclear

  1. adj. poorly stated or described; "he confuses the reader with ill-defined terms and concepts" [syn: ill-defined] [ant: well-defined]

  2. not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day" [ant: clear]

  3. not easily deciphered; "indecipherable handwriting" [syn: indecipherable, undecipherable, unreadable]

Usage examples of "unclear".

And once again, the idea of destruction - of life persisting, of life continuing, of life fighting on in the midst of all this destruction - seems to pull me towards an understanding of a basic truth, as yet unclear to me.

For reasons entirely unclear to Kerry, Thomas contrived every despicable, backbreaking chore he could throw at him, from maneuvering an ancient plow behind two old oxen, to duping him into climbing to the top of Din Fallon in search of a haggis nest.

The three unclear figures stood before the five quietly clattering constructs, and moved across the deserted street towards the house.

It is also unclear from the polls to what extent the public understands how much force would likely be required to oust Saddam or the potential costs of doing so.

Bass got back to Norwich and placed their assignment to his own staff, he once more thanked the lucky star under which he had captured the then-Crusader Baron Melchoro years ago, for the Portuguese nobleman averred to know the Port of Gijon quite well and was able to elucidate certain things left unclear by the charts furnished Bass by agents of the king.

The Istikhbarat was originally responsible for the political commissars attached to army units down to battalion level and air force units down to squadron level, although it is unclear if it still has this mission.

The fibrous protein tangles found in the neurons contain a lot of aluminium, though whether the metal causes the tangles or the tangles simply trap the metal is unclear.

The division of responsibilities between Military Security and the Istikhbarat is unclear.

Why he should be promoting her connection to Richard Todd was unclear to her, and it caused her considerable distress to think she must take up this argument with him.

Unmoving, she tried to sort it out, unclear why she needed to see the dead Walters woman unless the police suspected that seven-year-old Molly was the killer.

When Bass got back to Norwich and placed their assignment to his own staff, he once more thanked the lucky star under which he had captured the then-Crusader Baron Melchoro years ago, for the Portuguese nobleman averred to know the Port of Gijon quite well and was able to elucidate certain things left unclear by the charts furnished Bass by agents of the king.

How the ending -vë would be added to the few adjectives in -n is quite unclear.

It is unclear what effect a move to deterrence would have on the Arab-Israeli confrontation.

It was totally unclear what Ewell wanted from Gately or why he was choosing this particular time to share.

Now about this crastination: I remain unclear as to its precise application.