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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Otherwise, Thursday looks blustery and chilly with a mostly cloudy sky.
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Steven Sosna, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Drier weather late week A ridge of high atmospheric pressure will build over South and Central Texas from Wednesday afternoon through Friday, bringing partly cloudy skies and near-record highs.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
The skies are forecast to be mostly cloudy, according to the National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office, as the rain moves in.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40 and a low around 30.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 9 Feb. 2026
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Steven Sosna, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Drier weather late week A ridge of high atmospheric pressure will build over South and Central Texas from Wednesday afternoon through Friday, bringing partly cloudy skies and near-record highs.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
The skies are forecast to be mostly cloudy, according to the National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office, as the rain moves in.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40 and a low around 30.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Cloudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloudy. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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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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