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cloud·y

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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, -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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cloud·y Audio Help (klou'dē) Pronunciation Key
adj. cloud·i·er, cloud·i·est

Full of or covered with clouds; overcast.
Of or like a cloud or clouds.
Marked with indistinct masses or streaks: cloudy marble.
Not transparent, as certain liquids.
1. Open to more than one interpretation.
2. Not clearly perceived or perceptible.
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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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