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cloudy

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cloud·y  (kloud)
adj. cloud·i·er, cloud·i·est
1. Full of or covered with clouds; overcast.
2. Of or like a cloud or clouds.
3. Marked with indistinct masses or streaks: cloudy marble.
4. Not transparent, as certain liquids.
5.
a. Open to more than one interpretation.
b. Not clearly perceived or perceptible.
6. Troubled; gloomy: His future at the company is cloudy.

cloudi·ly adv.
cloudi·ness n.

cloudy
Adjective
[cloudier, cloudiest]
1. covered with cloud or clouds
2. (of liquids) opaque or muddy
3. confused or unclear
cloudily adv
cloudiness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.cloudy - lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit"
indistinct - not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"
2.cloudy - full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies"
meteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)
clear - free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day"
3.cloudycloudy - (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"
opaque - not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays"

cloudy
adjective 1. dull, dark, dim, gloomy, dismal, sombre, overcast, leaden, sunless, louring or lowering
adjective << OPPOSITE clear
adjective 2. opaque, muddy, murky
adjective 3. vague, confused, obscure, blurred, unclear, hazy, indistinct << OPPOSITE plain
Translations
cloudy [ˈklaudɪ] adjnublado; [liquid] → turbio
cloudy [ˈklaudɪ] cloud adjnuageux/euse, couvert(e); [liquid] → trouble
cloudy [ˈklaudɪ] cloud adjwolkig, bewölkt;
(liquid) → trüb
cloudy [ˈklaudɪ] adjnuvoloso/a; [liquid] → torbido/a


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The quiet twilight was still trembling on the topmost ridges of the heath; and the view of London below me had sunk into a black gulf in the shadow of the cloudy night, when I stood before the gate of my mother's cottage.
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"If you have a minute to spare before you go, child, I wish you'd just make Mac a fresh shade; this has got a berry stain on it, and he must be tidy, for he is to go out to-morrow if it is a cloudy day," said Mrs.
 
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