Defined
Defined adjective - Showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary.
Nebulous
Nebulous adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.
Usage example: made nebulous references to some major changes the future may hold
Both words in one sentence
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Souls in The Hollows novels are a nebulous thing that is referenced often but ill-defined.
Source: Our Souls Are Different -
The best the movie can muster against them is that the mutineers are wrong because their plans go against some nebulous, ill-defined "law of the universe."
Source: Strawman Has a Point
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