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Distinctly vs Vaguely - What's the difference?

distinctly | vaguely |

As adverbs the difference between distinctly and vaguely

is that distinctly is in a distinct manner while vaguely is in a vague manner.

distinctly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a distinct manner.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
    • , title=Well Tackled! , chapter=17 citation , passage=Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.}}
  • * 2007 , Stephen R. Donaldson, Fatal Revenant , ISBN 978-0-399-15446-1, p. 192,
    • "Aloud," he said distinctly, "the Seven Words are spoken thus. Melenkurion abatha. Duroc minas mill. Harad khabaal. "

    Antonyms

    * indistinctly

    vaguely

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a vague manner.
    • He looked vaguely around the room, as if lost.
  • 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.