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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On Monday, the day will start with some sunshine before turning cloudy, with a high of 35 degrees Fahrenheit and a low of 10 degrees.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
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Wear sunscreen and hydrate initially and while gardening, even on cloudy days.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Martha Stewart and her daughter Alexis have been collecting jadeite, a hard mineral known for its vibrant green and cloudy appearance, for nearly 25 years.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Wear sunscreen and hydrate initially and while gardening, even on cloudy days.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Tinting one series cobalt blue and the other a cloudy sepia, and leaving both unframed, Mikhailov emphasizes his prints’ rough physicality—an immediacy perfectly suited to the works’ immersion in urban despair.
—The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Cloudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloudy. Accessed 5 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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