diffusely

dɪˈfjuːsli

Definition

Definition of diffusely - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

communication

Rare

in a vague or unclear way

Rare

He explained his ideas diffusely, leaving us confused.

obscurely

vaguely

distribution

TECH.

spread out over a large area

TECH.

The light shone diffusely through the fog.

extensively

widely

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Origin of diffusely

Latin, diffundere (to spread out)

Terms with diffusely included in their meaning

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translucence

light diffusion

state of allowing light to pass diffusely

translucently

adv.

light passing

in a way that allows light to pass through diffusely

translucid

adj.

light

allowing light to pass through diffusely

Examples of diffusely in a sentence

He spoke so diffusely that no one understood.
The mist hung diffusely over the valley.
The perfume spread diffusely in the room.

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French:vaguement, diffusément, ...
German:vage, diffus, ...
Italian:vagamente, diffusamente, ...
Spanish:vagamente, difusamente, ...
Portuguese:vagamente, difusamente, ...
Chinese:不清楚地, 弥漫地, ...
Japanese:曖昧に, 拡散して, ...
Arabic:بِشَكْل غامِض, بشكل منتشر, ...
Hebrew:בְּאֹפֶן מְעֻרְפָּל, בְּאוֹפֶן מְפוּזָּר, ...
Russian:расплывчато, рассеянно, ...
Ukrainian:неясно, розсіяно, ...
Hindi:अस्पष्ट रूप से, फैला हुआ, ...
Bengali:অস্পষ্টভাবে, বিস্তৃতভাবে, ...
Catalan:vagament, difusament, ...
Czech:nejasně, rozptýleně, ...
Danish:vagt, diffust, ...
Dutch:vaag, diffuus, ...
Greek:αόριστα, διάχυτα, ...
Hungarian:homályosan, szórtan, ...
Khmer:ដោយមិនច្បាស់លាស់, យ៉ាងសាយភាយ, ...
Korean:모호하게, 흐릿하게, ...
Persian:به طور مبهم, به‌طور پراکنده, ...
Polish:niejasno, rozlegle, ...
Portuguese (BR):vagamente, difusamente, ...
Romanian:în mod difuz, difuz, ...
Swedish:diffust, spritt, ...
Thai:อย่างคลุมเครือ, อย่างกระจาย, ...
Turkish:belirsiz bir şekilde, geniş bir alana yayılmış bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:mơ hồ, lan tỏa, ...

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