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Meaning of 'cloudy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cloudy [ n.]
- Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky.
- Consisting of a cloud or clouds.
- Indicating gloom, anxiety, sullenness, or ill-nature; not open or cheerful.
- Confused; indistinct; obscure; dark.
- Lacking clearness, brightness, or luster.
- Marked with veins or sports of dark or various hues, as marble.

Meaning of 'cloudy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cloudy [ a]
Meaning (1):
- full of or covered with clouds
Example in sentence:
  • cloudy skies
2 . cloudy [ s]
Meaning (2):
- (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
Example in sentence:
  • a cloudy liquid;
  • muddy coffee;
  • murky waters
Meaning (3):
- lacking definite form or limits
Example in sentence:
  • gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion;
  • nebulous distinction between pride and conceit

Nearby Words:

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