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adjectivehazy, vague, indistinct, or confused: a nebulous recollection of the meeting; a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit. cloudy or cloudlike. of or resembling a nebula or nebulae in deep space; nebular. Origin of nebulous1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin nebulōsus full of mist, foggy, cloudy. See nebula, -ous OTHER WORDS FROM nebulousneb·u·lous·ly, adverbneb·u·lous·ness, nounnon·neb·u·lous, adjectivenon·neb·u·lous·ly, adverb non·neb·u·lous·ness, nounqua·si-neb·u·lous, adjectivequa·si-neb·u·lous·ly, adverb Words nearby nebulousnebulize, nebulizer, nebulose, nebulosity, nebulosus, nebulous, n.e.c., Necator, necatoriasis, necessarian, necessaries Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nebulousRather, there are nebulous decrees that can potentially be enforced by the Thai authorities. The Wild, Wild West of Thai Surrogacy|Emily Shire|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST There is no body, there is no weapon, and unlike a drop of blood, the clues are as nebulous as the thoughts and intentions of men. This Week’s Hot Reads: January 13, 2014|Damaris Colhoun|January 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST The term, which is nebulous and unregulated, can apply to any wine made without very few winery manipulations. The No Hangover Wine|Jordan Salcito|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST Some art was condemned as being “too Jewish,” though this was a nebulous concept. Nazi Art Hoard Just the Tip of the Iceberg for Lost Art|Noah Charney|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The first movie was a blockbuster, so sequels were made under the nebulous idea of “science fiction.” Krrish 3 Review: What the Bollywood Movie Steals From Superhero Films|Sujay Kumar|November 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST As bonanza fame is like to be, the earlier bruitings of it were as nebulous as the later and more detailed accounts were fabulous. The Helpers|Francis Lynde This theory might also account for the appearance of the nebulous spiral first seen some six months after the original outburst. Curiosities of the Sky|Garrett Serviss The finger I saw was solid and material; what it drew after it was neither, or was in a nebulous, protoplasmic condition. A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould Before them they could see a nebulous glow and hear the monotonous voice singing the same words over and over. The Innocents|Sinclair Lewis The name slid into vacant nerve cells that were responsive; slowly a picture formed, nebulous and incomplete at first. Forget Me Nearly|Floyd L. Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for nebulous
adjectivelacking definite form, shape, or content; vague or amorphousnebulous reasons of, characteristic of, or resembling a nebula rare misty or hazy Derived forms of nebulousnebulously, adverbnebulousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to nebulousambiguous, murky, shadowy, amorphous, hazy, vague, imprecise, cloudy, dark, dim, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, misty, shapeless, uncertain, unclear, unformed |