nebulous
vague, unclear, or lacking definite form
Word origin: From Latin nebula, cloud or mist.
Nebulous in a sentence
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His plans for the future remained nebulous and ever-shifting.
The proposal was rejected for its nebulous objectives, which reviewers could not pin to any measurable outcome.
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Verbal · Text Completion
The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.
Using “nebulous” well
Nebulous means vague, hazy, or lacking definite form, applied to ideas, plans, or shapes. It derives from the Latin for cloud, capturing the sense of indistinct outlines.
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