Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Cloudy, misty, or hazy.
- adjective Lacking definite form or limits; vague.
- adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of a nebula.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Cloudy; hazy: used literally or figuratively.
- In astronomy, pertaining to a nebula; having the appearance of a nebula; nebular.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Cloudy; hazy; misty.
- adjective (Astron.) Of, pertaining to, or having the appearance of, a nebula; nebular; cloudlike.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective In the form of a cloud or haze;
hazy . - adjective Vague or ill-defined.
- adjective Relating to a
nebula ornebulae .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lacking definite form or limits
- adjective lacking definition or definite content
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a nebula
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He wants to recycle setting for future stories, so all of the most-entertaining characters have to survive through the end of the story (or at least die in nebulous ways so that he can bring them back, if need be).
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Anyway, rather than continue talking about this stuff in nebulous terms, I think I’ll switch gears here, and point a finger at myself.
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Photographs of weapon-clad partisan women generously adorn Resistance literature, but the actual experiences of women partisans remain nebulous.
Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity 2008
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Now I'm no economist -- my understanding of economic theory can best be described as nebulous -- and I am aware that others whose views I hold in high regard, such as Brad DeLong and Paul Krugman, have come out in (very) tentative support of the plan (despite having their own deep misgivings), so I won't dwell on its merits.
Jeremy Jacquot: Economic Crisis? What About the Climate Crisis? 2008
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This comet is about 40,000 miles in diameter, and of that class termed nebulous, having no tail, and probably no solid nucleus.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 567, September 22, 1832 Various
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The nebulous is a striking peculiarity of the style of the Vicar of
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Then, again, our astral space shews what are called nebulous stars, -- namely, luminous spherical objects, bright in the centre and dull towards the extremities.
Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation Robert Chambers 1836
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Of course, it's possible that these productivity decreases are a natural correction from last year's gains and studies like the Civility Poll should be taken with a grain of salt -- how do you define a term as nebulous as civility?
unknown title 2011
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It's all nebulous, which is particularly unreasonable considering your staunch condemnation of these concepts that you cannot define!
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"Atiku now has his eyes in the so-called nebulous mega party having lost grip of the AC with his self serving antics."
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