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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Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
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Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2025
Green Bay is expected to be mostly clear, with partly cloudy skies in Appleton, Wausau and Stevens Point.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The weather is expected to be mostly sunny, becoming partly cloudy, with a high near 56 and a low around 40.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
The entire system is expected to be through the region by Monday morning, and gradual clearing from the cloudy days is expected to take place into early next week.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
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Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2025
Green Bay is expected to be mostly clear, with partly cloudy skies in Appleton, Wausau and Stevens Point.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The weather is expected to be mostly sunny, becoming partly cloudy, with a high near 56 and a low around 40.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
The entire system is expected to be through the region by Monday morning, and gradual clearing from the cloudy days is expected to take place into early next week.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Cloudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloudy. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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