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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Expect cloudy skies and lows in the 40s that night.
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
Things are expected to remain cloudy through the end of the day.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
On Halloween night, according to the Weather.com, Indianapolis will have cloudy skies and occasional rain showers with a chance of precipitation at 60%.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2024
On Halloween night, according to the Weather.com, Louisville will have cloudy skies and rain showers with a chance of precipitation at 60%.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 25 Oct. 2024
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
Things are expected to remain cloudy through the end of the day.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
On Halloween night, according to the Weather.com, Indianapolis will have cloudy skies and occasional rain showers with a chance of precipitation at 60%.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2024
On Halloween night, according to the Weather.com, Louisville will have cloudy skies and rain showers with a chance of precipitation at 60%.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Cloudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloudy. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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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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