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cloud·y    Audio Help   [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]

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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cloud·y    Audio Help   (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.
  5. Troubled; gloomy: His future at the company is cloudy.

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

adjective
1. lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit" 
2. full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies" [ant: clear
3. (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈcloudy1 adjective
full of, having, or covered with clouds
Example: It is a bit cloudy today.
Arabic: غائِم، مُتَلَبِّدٌ بالغُيوم
Chinese (Simplified): 多云的
Chinese (Traditional): 多雲的
Czech: zamračený, oblačný
Danish: skyet
Dutch: bewolkt
Estonian: pilvine
Finnish: pilvinen
French: nuageux
German: wolkig
Greek: συννεφιασμένος
Hungarian: felhős
Icelandic: skÿjaður
Indonesian: berawan
Italian: nuvoloso
Japanese: 曇った
Korean: 구름이 낀
Latvian: apmācies; mākoņains
Lithuanian: debesuotas
Norwegian: (over)skyet
Polish: pochmurny
Portuguese (Brazil): nublado
Portuguese (Portugal): nublado
Romanian: înnorat
Russian: облачный
Slovak: oblačný
Slovenian: oblačen
Spanish: nublado
Swedish: molnig, molntäckt, mulen
Turkish: bulutlu
ˈcloudy2 adjective
not clear
Example: a cloudy photograph/memory
Arabic: مُبْهَم، غَيْر واضِح
Chinese (Simplified): 模糊的
Chinese (Traditional): 模糊的
Czech: nejasný, zamlžený
Danish: uklar
Dutch: onscherp
Estonian: hägune
Finnish: epäselvä
French: flou
German: unklar
Greek: θολός
Hungarian: homályos
Icelandic: óskÿr
Indonesian: buram
Italian: offuscato
Japanese: はっきりしない
Korean: 흐린
Latvian: neskaidrs; miglains
Lithuanian: neryškus, miglotas
Norwegian: tåket, uklar, grumset
Polish: zamglony
Portuguese (Brazil): nebuloso
Portuguese (Portugal): confuso
Romanian: ne­clar, înceţoşat
Russian: мутный; неясный
Slovak: zahmlený
Slovenian: nejasen
Spanish: borroso
Swedish: suddig, oklar
Turkish: bulanık, net değil
See also: cloud, cloudburst, cloudless, under a cloud

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