Definition of
Nebulous
- (adj, all) lacking definite form or limits
nebulous distinction between pride and conceit - (adj, pert) of or relating to or resembling a nebula
- (adj, all) lacking definition or definite content
unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be
- (adj, all) lacking definite form or limits
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Alternate forms of Nebulous
Derivations: nebula
Origin of the word Nebulous
- late 14c., "cloudy, misty," from L. nebulosus "cloudy, misty, foggy," from nebula (see nebula). The fig. sense of "hazy, vague, formless" is first attested 1831. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper