Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being nebulous; cloudiness.
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- noun The characteristic of being
nebulous .
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Examples
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As in the case of the Fliegender Hollander he had taken exception more particularly to its 'nebulousness' and 'lack of form,' I thought I might with advantage point out to him the brighter and clearer outline of Rienzi.
My Life — Volume 1 Richard Wagner 1848
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Further evidence of the vague/specific distinction comes from examples like these, where I distinctly prefer one over the other, depending on the collectivity and nebulousness of the relationship:
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Further evidence of the vague/specific distinction comes from examples like these, where I distinctly prefer one over the other, depending on the collectivity and nebulousness of the relationship:
The real difference between “between” and “among” « Motivated Grammar 2009
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In crafting those shield laws, legislators have had to grapple with the nebulousness of the profession to determine who and what must be protected, and why.
Yes, he's a journalist, too Adam L. Penenberg 2011
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This is a sad situation for a young teen, to be sure, but one whose emotional impact is lessened by the nebulousness of what the reality is.
REVIEW: Best Short Novels: 2006 edited by Jonathan Strahan 2006
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This is a sad situation for a young teen, to be sure, but one whose emotional impact is lessened by the nebulousness of what the reality is.
REVIEW: Best Short Novels: 2006 edited by Jonathan Strahan 2006
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This nebulousness is the direct result of all the shape-shifting that has gone into his war, making it impossible for anyone to be quite sure where its, or his, true purpose lies.
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This is a sad situation for a young teen, to be sure, but one whose emotional impact is lessened by the nebulousness of what the reality is.
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This is a sad situation for a young teen, to be sure, but one whose emotional impact is lessened by the nebulousness of what the reality is.
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The central thesis of Karabel's book, judging from the two reviews, is that the admissions process of today--in its opacity and nebulousness--is the product of a conscious effort to prevent the Jewish student population of H-Y-P from rising.
Shocking disclosure: university admissions arbitrary, possibly unfair. bradamant 2005
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