cloudier; cloudiest
1
: of, relating to, or resembling cloud
cloudy smoke
2
: darkened by gloom or anxiety
a cloudy mood
3
a
: overcast with clouds
cloudy weather
b
: having a cloudy sky
a cloudy day
4
: obscure in meaning
cloudy issues
also
: uncertain as to fact or outcome
a cloudy future
5
: dimmed or dulled as if by clouds
a cloudy mirror
6
: uneven in color or texture
7
: having visible material in suspension : murky
a cloudy liquid
Examples of cloudy in a Sentence
Tomorrow will be cloudy and cold.
the water coming out of the faucet was unusually cloudy
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Change the water in the vase at least once a week or more often if the water gets dirty or cloudy.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2025
Mostly cloudy skies are forecast with a chance of rain mainly before 4 p.m.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
Tuesday is expected to be cloudy and colder, with a high of 20 degrees and a low of 8 degrees.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Saturday will likely start off with mostly cloudy skies, though the morning should remain dry, with snow forecast to begin falling later in the afternoon.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2025
Mostly cloudy skies are forecast with a chance of rain mainly before 4 p.m.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
Tuesday is expected to be cloudy and colder, with a high of 20 degrees and a low of 8 degrees.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Saturday will likely start off with mostly cloudy skies, though the morning should remain dry, with snow forecast to begin falling later in the afternoon.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Cloudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloudy. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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cloudy
adjective
cloudier; cloudiest
1
: darkened by gloom or anxiety
a cloudy mood
2
: covered over by clouds
a cloudy sky
3
: dimmed or dulled as if by clouds
a cloudy mirror
4
: uneven in color or texture
5
: having visible material in suspension
the water from the faucet was cloudy
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