<adj.pert> the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system
lacking definite form or limits
<adj.all> gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion nebulous distinction between pride and conceit
lacking definition or definite content
<adj.all> nebulous reasons unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be
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.
Besides the Kurdish-Arab split, there has been the Sunni-Shiite split and the Arab-Persian split, since Iraq occupies the nebulous borderland between the Arab and Persian worlds.
In 1990 women accounted for half of Britain's university applicants -up from 40 per cent in 1979. More nebulous, but still pronounced, is a shift in fashion.
These are examples of extreme behavior caused by chronic, nebulous fear.
Mr. Puckett succeeded Ned Lautenbach, who moved into a nebulous post but appears positioned to take over IBM's enormous Asia/Pacific operations.
In other words, without a tool to measure your quality process, the whole affair degenerates into yet another exercise in nebulous management jargon. A company applies for BSI accreditation.