'vaguely-managed' originates from the combination of 'vaguely' and 'managed'. 'Vaguely' comes from the Latin word 'vagus', meaning 'wandering' or 'uncertain', and 'managed' is derived from the Italian 'maneggiare', meaning 'to handle'.

'vaguely' evolved from the Latin 'vagus' through Old French 'vague', and 'managed' came from the Italian 'maneggiare', which was adopted into Middle English as 'manage'.

Initially, 'vague' meant 'wandering' or 'uncertain', and 'manage' meant 'to handle'. Over time, 'vaguely-managed' came to describe something that is not clearly organized or controlled.