All 5 Uses of
nebulous
in
Main Street
- Some day but——Please, dear nebulous Lord, not now!†
Chpt 4 *
- Mysteriously aching, nebulously sad, she slipped away, half-convinced but only half-convinced that it was horrible and unnatural, this postponement of release of mother-affection, this sacrifice to her opinionation and to his cautious desire for prosperity.†
Chpt 16
- Of the Thanatopsis Club she spoke; of the rest-room, the fight against mosquitos, the campaign for more gardens and shade-trees and sewers—matters not fantastic and nebulous and distant, but immediate and sure.†
Chpt 22
- Carol's answer was fantastic and nebulous enough: "Yes….†
Chpt 22
- Her task wouldn't be anything so lively as having to endure a scolding, but only an exasperating effort to command his attention so that he would understand the nebulous things she had to tell him, instead of interrupting her by yawning, winding the clock, and going up to bed.†
Chpt 33
Definition:
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(nebulous) lacking definite form