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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Afternoon temperatures climb into upper 70s to around 80°, under a partly cloudy sky.
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Steven Sosna, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Even 5 miles away from the closest mine, the waters have become cloudy, and sediment has settled over coral reefs.
—NPR, 7 May 2026
The last sprinkles move out of the Kansas City area on Wednesday morning, but cool, cloudy skies will linger.
—Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
The fourth-year signal caller could be kept around in case of injury, but Las Vegas could also trade him to a team with a cloudier depth chart at quarterback.
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Steven Sosna, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Even 5 miles away from the closest mine, the waters have become cloudy, and sediment has settled over coral reefs.
—NPR, 7 May 2026
The last sprinkles move out of the Kansas City area on Wednesday morning, but cool, cloudy skies will linger.
—Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
The fourth-year signal caller could be kept around in case of injury, but Las Vegas could also trade him to a team with a cloudier depth chart at quarterback.
—Sam Warren, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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“Cloudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloudy. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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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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