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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Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis say Central Indiana is expected to have partly cloudy skies Thursday night with a low around 25.
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Eric Lagatta, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2024
The National Weather Service is predicting cloudy skies and chances of showers throughout this week, with some precipitation chances on Thanksgiving Day.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 2024
Temperatures are expected to range from the low to high 60s, with mostly cloudy skies.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Thursday High: 70 Low: 48 Partly cloudy skies, though temperatures will rise to their highest, peaking in the low 70s by midafternoon.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Eric Lagatta, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2024
The National Weather Service is predicting cloudy skies and chances of showers throughout this week, with some precipitation chances on Thanksgiving Day.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 2024
Temperatures are expected to range from the low to high 60s, with mostly cloudy skies.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Thursday High: 70 Low: 48 Partly cloudy skies, though temperatures will rise to their highest, peaking in the low 70s by midafternoon.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Cloudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloudy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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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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