Nebulous

ˈnɛbjələs

adjective

in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy

The word 'nebulous' comes from the Latin word 'nebulosus' meaning 'cloudy' or 'foggy'. It is often used to describe something that is unclear or lacking definite form.

Can we risk the present for the sake of a nebulous future?” “We must - because the future isn’t nebulous.

Asimov, Isaac

Foundation 1 - Foundation

They were like the tiniest grains of dust, and they whirled round and gathered in clusters in a nebulous sort of way.

Bram Stoker

Dracula

“I heard enough, thanks.” Hank continued, “When you think of newborn babies being heroin addicts because--” “Thanks,” the nebulous blur called Fred repeated.

Dick, Philip K.

A Scanner Darkly

Your nearest relations are often no more for you than vague shadowy forms, barely outlined against a nebulous background of life and easily confounded again with the invisible.

Victor Hugo

Les Misérables

Add to your show, before you close it, France, With all the rest, visible, concrete, temples, towers, goods, machines and ores, Our sentiment wafted from many million heart-throbs, ethereal but solid, (We grand-sons and great-grand-sons do not forget your grand-sires,) From fifty Nations and nebulous Nations, compacted, sent oversea to-day, America’s applause, love, memories and good-will.

Walt Whitman

Leaves of Grass

Nebulous obscurity occupies space.

James Joyce

Ulysses

He tried, but he could not express to her the nebulous facts of his rebellion and punishment.

Sinclair Lewis

Babbitt

On this gloomy stretch of road, nebulous possibilities seemed more real.

Stephen King

'Salem's Lot

He was now decently clothed in a “sport shirt,” open at the neck, sneakers, and duck trousers of a nebulous hue.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby