nebulously
advUK, US /ˈnɛb.jʊ.ləs.li/
Etymology From nebulous + -ly.
1
In a manner like that of a cloud or haze.
- The vapour drifted nebulously into the hall.
2
As if viewed through a cloud or haze.
3
Vaguely, without clear purpose or specific intention.
- He waved his hand nebulously in the direction he intended to go.
- 'I see, nebulously as yet, a certain explanation that would cover the facts as we know them.'1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 3, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 218:
- Related terms
- nebulosity, nebulous, nebulousness