Dictionary

nebulously en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈnɛb.jʊ.ləs.li/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English nebulous Middle English -ly English -ly English nebulously From nebulous + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a manner like that of a cloud or haze.
   • The vapour drifted nebulously into the hall.
2. As if viewed through a cloud or haze.
3. Vaguely, without clear purpose or specific intention.
   • He waved his hand nebulously in the direction he intended to go.
   • 'I see, nebulously as yet, a certain explanation that would cover the facts as we know them.' 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 3, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 218:

Forms

Relateds

nebulous · nebulousness · nebulosity

Translations (15)

pl mgliście (in a manner like that of a cloud or haze) · hu bizonytalanul (vaguely) · pl mgliście (as if viewed through a cloud or haze) · de neblig (as if viewed through a cloud or haze) · sv oklart (in a manner like that of a cloud or haze) · sv suddigt (in a manner like that of a cloud or haze) · fi utuisesti (as if viewed through a cloud or haze) · sv nebulärt (in a manner like that of a cloud or haze) · hu homályosan (as if viewed through a cloud or haze) · de nebulös (vaguely) · sv oklart (vaguely) · fi epämääräisesti (vaguely) · pl mgliście (vaguely) · sv suddigt (as if viewed through a cloud or haze) · hu elmosódottan (as if viewed through a cloud or haze)