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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Skies will turn partly cloudy by afternoon, but the real weather shift comes Friday as tropical moisture from a Gulf disturbance edges closer.
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 86. July 20: Sunny, with a high near 106.
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Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 22 July 2025
Plus, the weather on July 17, cloudy with a high of 69, is giving fall vibes.
—Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
Skies will turn partly cloudy by afternoon, but the real weather shift comes Friday as tropical moisture from a Gulf disturbance edges closer.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Partly cloudy, with a low around 86. July 20: Sunny, with a high near 106.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
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“Cloudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloudy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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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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