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cloudy

[klou-dee]

adjective

cloudier, cloudiest 
  1. full of or overcast by clouds.

    a cloudy sky.

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  2. having little or no sunshine.

    a cloudy but rainless day.

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

  4. having cloudlike markings.

    cloudy marble.

  5. not clear or transparent; murky.

    He could not see through the cloudy liquid.

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  6. obscure; indistinct.

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  7. darkened by gloom, trouble, etc.

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  8. under suspicion, disgrace, etc..

    a gambler with a cloudy reputation.



cloudy

/ ˈʊɪ /

adjective

  1. covered with cloud or clouds

  2. of or like a cloud or clouds

  3. streaked or mottled like a cloud

  4. opaque or muddy

  5. obscure or unclear

  6. troubled by gloom or depression

    his face had a cloudy expression

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • cloudily adverb
  • cloudiness noun
  • uncloudy adjective
  • ˈdzܻ徱Ա noun
  • ˈdzܻ徱 adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cloudy1

First recorded before 900; Middle English cloudi, Old English ū徱 “rocky, hilly”; cloud, -y 1
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Example Sentences

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He arrived at Los Angeles General Medical Center one cloudy day this winter just as thousands of people do every year: alone and unknown.

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"I don't drink, I wear sunglasses even if it's cloudy," he says.

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ever the temperature, it's worth remembering that UV levels can still be high even on a cloudy June day.

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It was a crisp, cloudy day, and I was heartened to meet Times subscribers who traveled near and far to attend, including a family from Fullerton with impressive walking sticks and kind hearts.

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Saturday daytime will be breezy and cloudy in most areas with a little patchy rain especially over hills in the west, where mist and fog may also linger.

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