cloudy

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. lacking definite form or limits“gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion — H.T.Moore”“nebulous distinction between pride and conceit”Synonyms: nebulosenebulous
  2. full of or covered with clouds“cloudy skies”
  3. (of liquids) clouded as with sediment“a cloudy liquid”“muddy coffee”“murky waters”Synonyms: muddymirkymurkyturbid
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cloudy \Cloud"y\ (kloud"[u^]), a. [Compar. Cloudier; superl. Cloudiest.] [From Cloud, n.]

1.Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky. [1913 Webster]

2.Consisting of a cloud or clouds. [1913 Webster]

As Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended.— Ex. xxxiii. 9[1913 Webster]

3.Indicating gloom, anxiety, sullenness, or ill-nature; not open or cheerful. "A cloudy countenance." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4.Confused; indistinct; obscure; dark. [1913 Webster]

Cloudy and confused notions of things.— Watts.[1913 Webster]

5.Lacking clearness, brightness, or luster. "A cloudy diamond." --Boyle. [1913 Webster]

6.Marked with veins or sports of dark or various hues, as marble. [1913 Webster]

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