nubilous

[noo-buh-luhs, nyoo-]

adjective

1. cloudy or foggy.

2. obscure or vague; indefinite.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nubilous¹

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin nūbilus “cloudy, overcast,” equivalent to nūb(ēs) “cloud” + -ilus, adjective suffix; -ous

Example Sentences

Good morning on this nubilous Friday.

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"You can never be nubilous," he told his friend Archdeacon John Fisher in 1823.

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The word nubilous appears in place of the originally printed nubient.

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In the adult world days passed before Oley's accidentally acquired pattern of nubilous information on the subject of shorts was enlarged.

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Related Words

• dark 
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• dim 
• dismal 
• dull 
• foggy 
• gloomy 
• misty 
• muddy 
• murky 
• opaque 
• overcast