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cloud⋅y

[klou-dee]
–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, -y 1


cloud⋅i⋅ly, adverb
cloud⋅i⋅ness, noun


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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