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Clouded vs Nebulous - What's the difference?

clouded | nebulous | Related terms |

Clouded is a related term of nebulous.


As adjectives the difference between clouded and nebulous

is that clouded is filled with clouds while nebulous is in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.

As a verb clouded

is simple past and past participle of cloud .

clouded

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Filled with clouds.
  • Unknown, surrounded in mystery.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Simple past and past participle of cloud.
  • nebulous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
  • Vague or ill-defined.
  • * 1915 , Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear
  • The magistrate could not possibly, on the evidence, have held them for a higher court. On the one hand the compositors and pressmen were forced to admit that the light was uncertain, that they were themselves much perturbed, and that it was difficult for them to swear to the identity of the assailants; although they believed that the accused were among them. Cross examined by the clever attorney who had been engaged by McGinty, they were even more nebulous in their evidence.
  • Relating to a nebula or nebulae.
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