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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Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 65.
Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
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Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Aug. 2025
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 74 degrees by 8 a.m., then falling to around 68 degrees during the remainder of the day.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 30 July 2025
Here's the forecast for Kalamazoo: July 26: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 26 July 2025
Save for a handful of brief two- and three-day heat-ups, this summer in the Bay Area has been mild and marked more by cool, cloudy weather than the very-warm-and-clear forecast so many have gotten used to in recent years.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
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Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Aug. 2025
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 74 degrees by 8 a.m., then falling to around 68 degrees during the remainder of the day.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 30 July 2025
Here's the forecast for Kalamazoo: July 26: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 26 July 2025
Save for a handful of brief two- and three-day heat-ups, this summer in the Bay Area has been mild and marked more by cool, cloudy weather than the very-warm-and-clear forecast so many have gotten used to in recent years.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
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“Cloudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloudy. Accessed 5 Aug. 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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