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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Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 23 Mar. 2025
So far Friday, current conditions at O’Hare International Airport are partly cloudy at 35 degrees.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Friday evening should be partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
The sky in Modesto and Sacramento will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms during the night of the eclipse, according to to the National Weather Service’s seven-day forecast.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Cloudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloudy. Accessed 31 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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