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cloud·y       [klou-dee] Pronunciation Key
–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]

—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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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
cloud·y       (klou'dē)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   cloud·i·er, cloud·i·est
  1. Full of or covered with clouds; overcast.
  2. Of or like a cloud or clouds.
  3. Marked with indistinct masses or streaks: cloudy marble.
  4. Not transparent, as certain liquids.
    1. Open to more than one interpretation.
    2. Not clearly perceived or perceptible.
  6. Troubled; gloomy: His future at the company is cloudy.

cloud'i·ly adv., cloud'i·ness n.
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cloudiness

noun
1. the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds 
2. gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover 
3. the quality of being cloudy 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Cloudiness

Cloud"i*ness\, n. The state of being cloudy.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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