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Nebulous is defined as something that has to do with a cloud of gas or dust in space.

(adjective)

An example of nebulous is a star cluster.

The definition of nebulous is someone or something that is vague or unclear.

(adjective)

An example of nebulous is a plan that doesn't describe the intended outcome.

See nebulous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of or like a nebula or nebulae
Rare cloudy; misty
unclear; vague; indefinite

Origin: ME nebulus < L nebulosus

Also nebulose

Related Forms:

nebulously adverb
nebulousness noun

See nebulous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

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

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin nebulōsus

Origin: , from nebula, cloud; see nebh- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

nebˈu·lous·ly adverb

nebˈu·lous·ness noun

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