nubilous

adjective

nu·​bi·​lous

ˈn(y)übələs

1

: cloudy, foggy, misty

trade-wind clouds which are constantly piling up in nubilous traffic jams

—S. E. Morison

2

: obscure, vague

some nubilous notions about an ideal society

Word History

Etymology

Latin nubilus, from nubes cloud

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