nebulous \NE-byeh-lehs\ (adjective) - Like or
relating to a nebula (an interstellar mass of cosmic gas and/or dust); vague,
blurred, unclear, as a nebulous promise; cloudy, hazy, as a nebulous view of the
canyon.
"Janice offered a nebulous compliment on Stephanie's new hair-do that left her with a puzzled look on her face."
"Nebulous" was borrowed from Latin "nebulosus," the adjective from nebula "cloud." The same Indo-European root turned up in Sanskrit nabhas "sky, cloud, water" and Greek nephos "cloud, fog." In German it became Nebel "fog, mist" and the Russian word nebo "sky, heavens" comes from the same source.
"Janice offered a nebulous compliment on Stephanie's new hair-do that left her with a puzzled look on her face."
"Nebulous" was borrowed from Latin "nebulosus," the adjective from nebula "cloud." The same Indo-European root turned up in Sanskrit nabhas "sky, cloud, water" and Greek nephos "cloud, fog." In German it became Nebel "fog, mist" and the Russian word nebo "sky, heavens" comes from the same source.
Charles Mims
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