unclearly

In fuzzy fashion

In a way that is hard to understand or perceive: She spoke unclearly, mumbling through the presentation.

The word also describes confused thinking or expression: The report unclearly laid out the company's priorities.

Clearly is far more common; unclearly tends to appear in formal or critical contexts.

expression

vaguely

In unclear fashion

confusedly · imprecisely · obscurely · unintelligibly · cryptically · muddily · incomprehensibly · haltingly · evasively · equivocally

perception

hazily

In unclear fashion

foggily · murkily · faintly · indistinctly · obscurely · shadowily · mistily · blearily · cloudily · out-of-focus

understanding

confusingly

In unclear manner

puzzlingly · perplexingly · enigmatically · mysteriously · inconclusively · dubiously · questionably · indefinitely · nebulously · inscrutably

Opposites
clarity of expression or communication

unclearlyclearly

Without ambiguity

plainly · distinctly · explicitly · unambiguously · lucidly

perceptual distinctness

unclearlyclearly

Without ambiguity

distinctly · sharply · vividly · plainly · visibly

Phrases
Family

unclear, unclearness, unclearer, unclearest

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G