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cloudy

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cloud⋅y

  [klou-dee]
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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, -y 1

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   (klou'dē)   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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