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cloud·y

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–adjective, cloud·i·er, cloud·i·est.

1.	full of or overcast by clouds: a cloudy sky.

2.	having little or no sunshine: a cloudy but rainless day.

3.	of or like a cloud or clouds; pertaining to clouds.

4.	having cloudlike markings: cloudy marble.

5.	not clear or transparent: He could not see through the cloudy liquid.

6.	obscure; indistinct.

7.	darkened by gloom, trouble, etc.

8.	under suspicion, disgrace, etc.: a gambler with a cloudy reputation.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME cloudi, OE clūdig rocky, hilly. See cloud, -y¹

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—Related forms

cloud·i·ly, adverb

cloud·i·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1, 2. murky, lowering, shadowy, gloomy, depressing. 5. murky, turbid, muddy, opaque, shadowy. 6. dim, blurred, shadowy, unclear, befogged, muddled, confused. 7. gloomy, lowering. 8. shadowy.

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cloud·y Audio Help (klou'dē) Pronunciation Key
adj. cloud·i·er, cloud·i·est

Full of or covered with clouds; overcast.
Of or like a cloud or clouds.
Marked with indistinct masses or streaks: cloudy marble.
Not transparent, as certain liquids.
1. Open to more than one interpretation.
2. Not clearly perceived or perceptible.
Troubled; gloomy: His future at the company is cloudy.