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Word: Nebulous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘cloudy’): from French nébuleux or Latin nebulosus, from nebula ‘mist’. nebulous (sense 2 of the adjective) dates from the early 19th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈnɛbjʊləs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy
Short Definition:in form of cloud or haze
Examples:- a giant nebulous glow
Definition:
(of a concept) vague or ill-defined
Short Definition:vague or ill-defined
Examples:- nebulous concepts like quality of life
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