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nebulous |
Overview of adj nebulous The adj nebulous has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) cloudy, nebulose, nebulous -- (lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit") 2. nebulous, unfixed -- (lacking definition or definite content; "nebulous reasons"; "unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be"- Jane Austen) Antonyms of adj nebulous 2 senses of nebulous Sense 1 cloudy, nebulose, nebulous INDIRECT (VIA indistinct) -> distinct Sense 2 nebulous, unfixed INDIRECT (VIA indefinite) -> definite Similarity of adj nebulous 2 senses of nebulous Sense 1 cloudy, nebulose, nebulous => indistinct (vs. distinct) Sense 2 nebulous, unfixed => indefinite (vs. definite) Attributes of adj nebulous Familiarity of adj nebulous nebulous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj nebulous nebulous Overview of adj nebulous The adj nebulous has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) cloudy, nebulose, nebulous -- (lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit") 2. nebulous, unfixed -- (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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