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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Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Headed into Wednesday evening, conditions are expected to shift to mostly cloudy with a low nearing 40.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
But more broadly, a cloudy backdrop — marked by a weakening US economy, trade wars and rising geopolitical tensions — is creating a general risk-off mood in the stock market.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
For those living in North and South America, the best viewing options may be on the West Coast, as the weather tends to be less cloudy there in March.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Cloudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloudy. Accessed 15 Mar. 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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