The Only Use of
nebulous
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- And whereas the wants of the Californians were nebulous and undefined, the wants of the Okies were beside the roads, lying there to be seen and coveted: the good fields with water to be dug for, the good green fields, earth to crumble experimentally in the hand, grass to smell, oaten stalks to chew until the sharp sweetness was in the throat.†
Chpt 19
Definitions:
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(1)
(nebulous) unclear or lacking definite form
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Specialized meanings of nebulous can refer to characteristics of a nebula which can refer to- an immense cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space
- a faint cloudy spot on the cornea
- cloudiness of the urine
- a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer