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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The day’s conditions are predicted to be cloudy with a high near 37.
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Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2025
Weather forecasts predict partly cloudy skies with mid-40s Fahrenheit temperatures.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Current conditions at O’Hare International Airport Wednesday afternoon are mostly cloudy at 46 degrees.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
And with Harris now running the Commanders into an NFC Championship appearance — and Lurie’s Eagles back in the big game — the skies are cloudier than ever with a chance of planes until further notice in northern New Jersey.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2025
Weather forecasts predict partly cloudy skies with mid-40s Fahrenheit temperatures.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Current conditions at O’Hare International Airport Wednesday afternoon are mostly cloudy at 46 degrees.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
And with Harris now running the Commanders into an NFC Championship appearance — and Lurie’s Eagles back in the big game — the skies are cloudier than ever with a chance of planes until further notice in northern New Jersey.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Cloudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloudy. Accessed 6 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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