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

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

Weather over the weekend will be largely dry and cloudy, with temperatures expected to peak at 24C on Sunday.

From BBC

Lily, the hostess of Miller's Waterfront Restaurant in the Outer Banks town of Nags Head, told the BBC the wind was "starting to pick up" and the weather had become cloudy.

From BBC

It is expected to be a largely dry but rather cloudy day for many areas on Friday.

From BBC

Related Words

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