cloudy

cloudy

adj \ˈklau̇-dē\

cloud·i·ercloud·i·est

Definition of CLOUDY

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>

— cloud·i·ly \ˈklau̇-də-lē\ adverb

— cloud·i·ness \ˈklau̇-dē-nəs\ noun

Examples of CLOUDY

1. Tomorrow will be cloudy and cold.
2. <the water coming out of the faucet was unusually cloudy>

First Known Use of CLOUDY

14th century

Related to CLOUDY

Synonyms: muddy, riley, roiled, turbid

Antonyms: clear, crystal clear, crystalline

Related Words: dingy, filmy, hazy, scummy, unfiltered; inky, muddied, muddled, murky, puddled, sludgy; opaque

Near Antonyms: clarified, filtered, purified; colorless, transparent, uncolored

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Other Climate/Meteorology Terms

monsoon, occlusion, ozone, rime, squall, zephyr

Rhymes with CLOUDY

dowdy, howdy, rowdy