cloudy

[ 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.

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

  2. having cloudlike markings: cloudy marble.

  3. not clear or transparent; murky: He could not see through the cloudy liquid.

  4. darkened by gloom, trouble, etc.

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

Origin of cloudy

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English cloudi, Old English clūdig “rocky, hilly”; see cloud, -y1

Other words for cloudy

Other words from cloudy

  • cloud·i·ly, adverb
  • cloud·i·ness, noun
  • un·cloud·y, adjective

Words Nearby cloudy

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British Dictionary definitions for cloudy

cloudy

/ (ˈklaʊdɪ) /


adjectivecloudier or cloudiest
  1. covered with cloud or clouds

  2. of or like a cloud or clouds

  1. streaked or mottled like a cloud

  2. opaque or muddy

  3. obscure or unclear

  4. troubled by gloom or depression: his face had a cloudy expression

Derived forms of cloudy

  • cloudily, adverb
  • cloudiness, noun

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