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nebulous is one of my
favorite adjectives.
^**^Bethany^**^
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Subject: [Sndbox] nebulous \NE-byeh-lehs\
(adjective)
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.
Charles
Mims
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