cloudy
[klou-dee]
- full of or overcast by clouds: a cloudy sky.
- having little or no sunshine: a cloudy but rainless day.
- of or like a cloud or clouds; pertaining to clouds.
- having cloudlike markings: cloudy marble.
- not clear or transparent: He could not see through the cloudy liquid.
- obscure; indistinct.
- darkened by gloom, trouble, etc.
- under suspicion, disgrace, etc.: a gambler with a cloudy reputation.
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Origin of cloudy
Synonyms
See more synonyms for cloudy on Thesaurus.com1, 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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Historical Examples
Clark's observation that it was colder and cloudier than the waters of the Yellowstone still held good.
Down the YellowstoneLewis R. Freeman
Her features were like marble beneath the silken dusk of her hair which was faintly outlined against the cloudier darkness.
The BuildersEllen Glasgow
cloudy
- covered with cloud or clouds
- of or like a cloud or clouds
- streaked or mottled like a cloud
- opaque or muddy
- obscure or unclear
- troubled by gloom or depressionhis face had a cloudy expression
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Word Origin and History for cloudier
cloudy
adj.
Old English cludig "rocky, hilly, full of cliffs;" see cloud (n.). Meaning "of the nature of clouds" is recorded from c.1300; meaning "full of clouds" is late 14c.; that of "not clear" is from 1580s. Figurative sense of "gloomy" is late 14c. Related: Cloudiness; cloudily.
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