nebulous

[ neb-yuh-luh s ]
/ ˈnɛb yə ləs /
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adjective

hazy, 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 nebulous

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin nebulōsus full of mist, foggy, cloudy. See nebula, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM nebulous

Words nearby nebulous

nebulize, nebulizer, nebulose, nebulosity, nebulosus, nebulous, nec, necator, necatoriasis, necessarian, necessaries

Words related to nebulously

covertly, dully, indefinitely, secretly, vaguely, darkly, gloomily, hazily, indecisively, indefinably, indistinctly, thickly, unobtrusively

Example sentences from the Web for nebulously

  • Nebulously, the idea of a League of Civilized Worlds began to take shape in his mind.

    Space Viking |Henry Beam Piper

  • She had never conceived of the form of God except as nebulously naked, and the thought-association was startling.

    The Game |Jack London

  • On turning a corner they beheld the Hotel Orilla del Mar three streets away, nebulously aglow with its array of kerosene lamps.

    Whirligigs |O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for nebulously

nebulous
/ (ˈnɛbjʊləs) /

adjective

lacking definite form, shape, or content; vague or amorphous nebulous reasons
of, characteristic of, or resembling a nebula
rare misty or hazy

Derived forms of nebulous

nebulously, adverb nebulousness, noun