What is the meaning of nebulous?

adjective

  • Lacking definite form or limits.
    • usage: "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion- H. T. Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit"
  • Of or relating to or resembling a nebula.
    • usage: "the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system"
  • 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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