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NEBULOUSLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nebulously mean?
• NEBULOUSLY (adverb)
The adverb NEBULOUSLY has 1 sense:
1. in a nebulous and indefinite manner
Familiarity information: NEBULOUSLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a nebulous and indefinite manner
Pertainym:
nebulous (lacking definition or definite content)
Context examples
Earth's mantle is usually shown in a yellow-to-orange gradient, a nebulously defined layer between the crust and the core.
(Earth's mantle looks like a painting, National Science Foundation)
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