NEBULOUS

nebulous, unfixed

(adjective) lacking definition or definite content; “nebulous reasons”; “unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be”- Jane Austen

cloudy, nebulose, nebulous

(adjective) lacking definite form or limits; “gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion”- H.T.Moore; “nebulous distinction between pride and conceit”

nebular, nebulous

(adjective) of or relating to or resembling a nebula; “the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

nebulous (comparative more nebulous, superlative most nebulous)

In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.

Vague or ill-defined.

Relating to a nebula or nebulae.

Anagrams

• unblouse

Source: Wiktionary


Neb"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. nebulosus: cf. F. nébuleux. See Nebula.]

1. Cloudy; hazy; misty.

2. (Astron.)

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or having the appearance of, a nebula; nebular; cloudlike.

– Neb"u*lous*ly, adv.

– Neb"u*lous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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