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KatyBr
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nebulous

Postby KatyBr » Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:15 am

Source: WordNet (r) 1.7

nebulous
adj 1: lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues
toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous
distinction between pride and conceit" [syn: cloudy,
nebulose]
2: lacking definition or definite content; "nebulous reasons";
"unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to
be"- Jane Austen [syn: unfixed]


Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Nebulous \Neb"u*lous\, a. [L. nebulosus: cf. F. n['e]buleux. See
Nebula.]
1. Cloudy; hazy; misty.

2. (Astron.) Of, pertaining to, or having the appearance of,
a nebula; nebular; cloudlike. -- Neb"u*lous*ly, adv. --
Neb"u*lous*ness, n.

Is that clear? Or just too nebulous?

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Postby Brazilian dude » Thu Jul 14, 2005 2:54 pm

Portuguese/Spanish: nebuloso
Italian: nuvoloso
French: nébuleux
Catalan: nebulós
Romanian: nebulos

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Postby tcward » Thu Jul 14, 2005 4:52 pm

Nebulous

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