Nebulous Definition

nebulous
adjective
  1. lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "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"- Jane Austen

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