cloudy
adjective
full of or overcast by clouds.
cloudiness
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a word derived from
cloudy.
Example Sentences
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There is also disagreement about how much overall cloudiness decreased after IMO 2020, with estimates ranging from a moderate 10% drop to an extreme 80% decline.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2025
Good Friday will see some dry and warm weather in eastern England but cloudiness and rain in the west.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2025
Despite the cloudiness of the crystal caused by the blast, the watch’s hands remain halted at 8:15 AM — the moment when the B-29 Enola Gay dropped the ‘Little Boy’ atomic bomb.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
She starts by easing a 1-meter-tall metal frame into the water, outfitted with equipment to track the water’s cloudiness, salinity, temperature, and pH near the power plant outfall.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 30, 2023
The high oceanic temperatures will release more water vapor into the air, increasing cloudiness, shielding the Earth from sunlight and delaying the end a little.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
