clouded

[ klou-did ]

adjective

Origin of clouded

First recorded in 1590–1600; cloud + -ed²

Apparently, he thinks people who love someone with Down syndrome simply must be clouded by sentiment, and unable to see reason.
Richard Dawkins Would Fail Philosophy 101 | Elizabeth Picciuto | August 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I knew my story would be clouded in secrecy, overflowing with spies and agents wanting the man at the end of that deal.
Writing a Novel: Even Making It Up Requires Research | Ridley Pearson | July 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The most fundamental terms in that definition—enemy and success—are clouded by uncertainty in Iraq.
Even Former Commandos Call Iraq ‘an Impossible Mission’ | Jacob Siegel | June 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
My wife, whose memory is never clouded by what should have been, says otherwise.
Peter Matthiessen Was One of the Greatest Writers of a Great Generation | Malcolm Jones | April 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The walls are lined with clouded glass and throw a touch of art deco into the design mix.
A Mad Feast Is the Next 'Sleep No More' | Nina Strochlic | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

Aristide again sought the message of the stars; but the sky was clouded over, and soon a fine rain began to fall.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. Locke
"I believe that is what they call it," Gordon answered, gazing back at her with his densely clouded blue eyes.
Confidence | Henry James
It was this double attitude which, from the moment Murat became King, clouded the relations between him and Napoleon.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Doubt, suspicion, anger clouded vision; pain routed the impersonal conception.
The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
So the clouded day broke sullenly, with gusts of warm rain and red gleams of a sun striving to disperse the mists.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy

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