nebulous

[ neb-yuh-luhs ]
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adjective
  1. hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused: a nebulous recollection of the meeting; a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit.

  2. cloudy or cloudlike.

  1. of or resembling a nebula or nebulae in deep space; nebular.

Origin of nebulous

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin nebulōsus “full of mist, foggy, cloudy,” from nebul(a) “cloud, mist, vapor” (see nebula) + -ōsus -ous

Other words from nebulous

  • neb·u·lous·ly, adverb
  • neb·u·lous·ness, noun
  • non·neb·u·lous, adjective
  • non·neb·u·lous·ly, adverb
  • non·neb·u·lous·ness, noun
  • qua·si-neb·u·lous, adjective
  • qua·si-neb·u·lous·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for nebulous

nebulous

/ (ˈnɛbjʊləs) /


adjective
  1. lacking definite form, shape, or content; vague or amorphous: nebulous reasons

  2. of, characteristic of, or resembling a nebula

  1. rare misty or hazy

Derived forms of nebulous

  • nebulously, adverb
  • nebulousness, noun

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