nebulous

Definition of Nebulous in English :

lacking definite form or limits

Example Sentences:
'gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion'
'nebulous distinction between pride and conceit'

2. nebular, nebulous

of or relating to or resembling a nebula

Example Sentences:
'the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system'

3. nebulous, unfixed

lacking definition or definite content

Example Sentences:
'nebulous reasons'
'unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nebulous

adjective

1.

lacking definite form, shape, or content; vague or amorphous

nebulous reasons

2.

of, characteristic of, or resembling a nebula

3. rare

misty or hazy

adjective

1.

of or like a nebula or nebulae

2.

unclear; vague; indefinite

adj.

1. Cloudy, misty, or hazy.

2. Lacking definite form or limits; vague: nebulous assurances of future cooperation.

3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a nebula.