Here are some ways to understand "indistinctly":
* Visually: An image that is indistinct is blurry, hazy, or lacking in detail.
* Audibly: A sound that is indistinct is muffled, unclear, or hard to make out.
* Mentally: A thought that is indistinct is vague, unclear, or poorly formulated.
Examples:
* "I could see the figures in the distance, but their forms were indistinct."
* "He spoke in a low, indistinct voice, making it hard to understand what he was saying."
* "My memory of that day is indistinct; I can only recall a few fragments."
Synonyms for "indistinctly":
* vaguely
* faintly
* unclearly
* dimly
* hazily
* obscurely
* confusedly
* ambiguously