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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4 January 2025

RESURGE

(verb) rise again; “His need for a meal resurged”; “The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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