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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Apurva Wadodkar, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Much like its album cover, which features a cloudy blue X-ray image of Lorde’s own pelvis (including her IUD), Virgin is a raw portrait of not only Lorde the artist, but also Ella Yelich O’Connor, the 28 year-old woman behind the mic.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
The bottles and nipples came out very clear and without a cloudy look.
—Olivia Campbell, Parents, 24 June 2025
As long as the tariff outlook remains cloudy, the pain is likely to continue, some industry observers said.
—Bloomberg News, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
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“Cloudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloudy. Accessed 30 Jun. 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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