nebulous

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  1. adjective Cloudy, misty, or hazy.
  2. adjective Lacking definite form or limits; vague: nebulous assurances of future cooperation.
  3. adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of a nebula.

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  • Something befitting their relationship-nebulous, yet hierarchical. —  SeriasStarWarrior.HTML
  • Texture is slightly nebulous--it isn't a nice physical measurement. —  Omni: January 1993
  • A term describing the nebulous, the uncertain, the unknown--that is, tangible while still being intangible As definite as that, eh I'm not kidding you. —  165 - The Devil Is Jones
  • Equally nebulous were the tales of the Teeth of Gwahlur, the treasure of Alkmeenon. —  Conan -- The Stories from Weird Tales (1932-1936)
  • And such stories have features too nebulous -- but also too technical -- for newspaper public editors to unravel. —  Cryptome
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hazy ·  indistinct ·  murky ·  formless ·  insubstantial ·  shadowy ·  grayish ·  fuzzy ·  ethereal ·  indefinite ·  ill-defined ·  undefined
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, from Latin nebulōsus, from nebula, cloud; see nebh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French nebuleux = Spanish Portuguese Italian nebuloso, from Latin nebulosus, cloudy, misty, foggy, from nebula, mist, cloud: see nebula, nebule.
 

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/ˈnɛbjuləs/
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