Meaning of NEBULOUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'nebyulus
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- [adj] lacking definition or definite content; "nebulous reasons"; "unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be"- Jane Austen
- [adj] lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit"
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| | Synonyms: | | cloudy, indefinite, indistinct, nebulose, unfixed |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Neb"u*lous\, a. [L. nebulosus: cf. F. n['e]buleux. See
{Nebula}.]
1. Cloudy; hazy; misty.
2. (Astron.) Of, pertaining to, or having the appearance of,
a nebula; nebular; cloudlike. -- {Neb"u*lous*ly}, adv. --
{Neb"u*lous*ness}, n.
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