Usually means: Unclear, vague, lacking definite form.
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We found 29 dictionaries that define the word nebulous:

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  1. nebulous: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. nebulous: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. nebulous: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. nebulous: Collins English Dictionary
  5. nebulous: Vocabulary.com
  6. Nebulous, nebulous: Wordnik
  7. nebulous: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. nebulous: Wiktionary
  9. nebulous: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. nebulous: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. nebulous: Online Etymology Dictionary
  12. nebulous: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  13. Nebulous (disambiguation), Nebulous: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. Nebulous: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  15. nebulous: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  16. nebulous: Rhymezone
  17. Nebulous: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. nebulous: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  19. nebulous: Free Dictionary
  20. nebulous: Mnemonic Dictionary
  21. nebulous: Dictionary/thesaurus
  22. nebulous: Infoplease Dictionary
  23. Nebulous, nebulous: Dictionary.com

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  1. nebulous: Legal dictionary

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  1. nebulous: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

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  1. Nebulous: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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adjective:  In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
adjective:  Vague or ill-defined.
adjective:  Relating to a nebula or nebulae.

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