Origin: Latin
suffix -ous
Nebulous has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
lacking definite form or limits
"gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"
"nebulous distinction between pride and conceit"
2
of or relating to or resembling a nebula
"the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system"
3
lacking definition or definite content
"nebulous reasons"
"unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be"
4
In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
Example Sentences
"gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"
adjective
"nebulous distinction between pride and conceit"
adjective
"the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system"
adjective
"nebulous reasons"
adjective
"unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be"
adjective