cloudy
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- Canada//ˈklaʊ̯diː//
- Canada/[ˈkʰlaʊ̯dɪi̯]/
- /[ˈklaʊ̯ɾiː]/
- /[ˈkʰlaʊ̯ɾɪi̯]/
- //ˈklæʊ̯diː//
Covered with or characterised by clouds.
adjective
- 1
Covered with or characterised by clouds.
- 2
Not transparent or clear.
[…] aerogel resembles smoke that has been frozen into place — it's cloudy, translucent and virtually weightless.
- 3
Not transparent or clear. Containing pith
- 4
Uncertain; unclear.
- 5
informalUsing or relating to cloud computing.
a cloudy infrastructure
- 6
archaicshady; sketchy; suspicious
- 7
Having cloudlike markings.
cloudy marble
Etymology
From Middle English cloudy (“cloudy, overcast, gloomy, dark", also "hilly, rocky”), from Old English clūdiġ (“stony, rocky”), equivalent to cloud + -y.
Forms
- comparative
- cloudier
- superlative
- cloudiest
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cloudy · Covered with or characterised by clouds.
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