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Definition of "nebulous" []

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

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nebulous" in a sentence
  • "He wants to recycle setting for future stories, so all of the most-entertaining characters have to survive through the end of the story (or at least die in nebulous ways so that he can bring them back, if need be)."
  • "Anyway, rather than continue talking about this stuff in nebulous terms, I think I’ll switch gears here, and point a finger at myself."
  • "Photographs of weapon-clad partisan women generously adorn Resistance literature, but the actual experiences of women partisans remain nebulous."