cloudy

[klou-dee]

adjective

cloudier, cloudiest 

1. full of or overcast by clouds.

   a cloudy sky.

   Synonyms: overcast, gloomy, shadowy, lowering, murky, hazy

2. having little or no sunshine.

   a cloudy but rainless day.

   Synonyms: overcast, gloomy, shadowy, lowering, murky, hazy

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.

   Synonyms: opaque, turbid, muddy

6. obscure; indistinct.

   Synonyms: hazy, fuzzy, dim

7. darkened by gloom, trouble, etc.

   Synonyms: lowering, gloomy

8. under suspicion, disgrace, etc..

   a gambler with a cloudy reputation.

cloudy

/ ˈklaʊdɪ /

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

Other Word Forms

• cloudily adverb
• cloudiness noun
• uncloudy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloudy¹

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

Example Sentences

Still, there are signs that the U.S. economy is powering through a cloudy employment picture.

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But Ms. Takaichi will rise or fall on the economy, and here the outlook is cloudy.

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Now the water had become "mucky and cloudy" and "you can see build-ups of foam in a number of spots".

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Shasta and it was cloudy and overcast the day of Travizano’s fall.

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Wait for enhanced solar activity and check the weather, because the lights will not be visible in a cloudy sky, he added.

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Related Words

• dark 
• dense 
• dim 
• dismal 
• dull 
• foggy 
• gloomy 
• misty 
• muddy 
• murky 
• opaque 
• overcast