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cloud·y
(klou′dē)adj. cloud·i·er, cloud·i·est
1. Full of or covered with clouds; overcast.
2. Of or like a cloud or clouds.
3. Marked with indistinct masses or streaks: cloudy marble.
4. Not transparent, as certain liquids.
5.
a. Open to more than one interpretation.
b. Not clearly perceived or perceptible.
6. Troubled; gloomy: His future at the company is cloudy.
cloud′i·ly adv.
cloud′i·ness n.
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cloudy
(ˈklaʊdɪ)adj, cloudier or cloudiest
1. (Physical Geography) covered with cloud or clouds
2. of or like a cloud or clouds
3. streaked or mottled like a cloud
4. opaque or muddy
5. obscure or unclear
6. troubled by gloom or depression: his face had a cloudy expression.
ˈcloudily adv
ˈcloudiness n
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cloud•y
(ˈklaʊ di)adj. cloud•i•er, cloud•i•est.
1. covered with clouds: a cloudy sky.
2. having little or no sunshine: a cloudy day.
3. of or like a cloud.
4. not clear: a cloudy liquid.
5. obscure: cloudy prospects.
6. darkened by gloom or trouble: a cloudy look.
[before 900; Old English clūdig rocky, hilly]
cloud′i•ly, adv.
cloud′i•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | cloudy - lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit" indistinct - not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do" |
| 2. | cloudy - full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies" meteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) clear - free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day" | |
| 3. | cloudy - (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" opaque - not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays" |
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cloudy
adjective
1. dull, dark, dim, gloomy, dismal, sombre, overcast, leaden, sunless, louring or lowering It was a cloudy, windy day.
dull clear, fair, bright, sunny
dull clear, fair, bright, sunny
2. opaque, muddy, murky, emulsified She could just barely see him through the cloudy water.
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cloudy
adjective2. Having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended:
3. Liable to more than one interpretation:
4. Not clearly perceived or perceptible:
blear, bleary, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, misty, obscure, shadowy, unclear, undistinct, vague.
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Translations
غَائِمغائِم، مُتَلَبِّدٌ بالغُيوممُبْهَم، غَيْر واضِح
zamračenýnejasnýoblačnýzamlžený
overskyetuklar
pilvinen
oblačan
óskÿrskÿjaîur
曇った
흐린
oblačný
oblačen
molnig
ที่ปกคลุมด้วยเมฆ
có mây
cloudy
[ˈklaʊdɪ] ADJ (cloudier (compar) (cloudiest (superl)))1. (Met) [sky] → nublado, cubierto de nubes; [day, weather] → nublado
it's cloudy today → hoy está nublado
it's cloudy today → hoy está nublado
2. (= murky) [liquid] → turbio
3. (= unclear) [policy, ideas, memory] → confuso
4. (= misty) [eyes, glass] → empañado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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cloudy
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
cloudy
[ˈklaʊdɪ] adj (sky) → nuvoloso/a, coperto/a; (liquid) → torbido/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cloud
(klaud)1. a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky. white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.
2. a great number or quantity of anything small moving together. a cloud of flies.
3. something causing fear, depression etc. a cloud of sadness.
verb1. (often with over) to become cloudy. The sky clouded over and it began to rain.
2. to (cause to) become blurred or not clear. Her eyes were clouded with tears.
3. to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled. His face clouded at the unhappy news.
ˈcloudless adjective free from clouds. a cloudless sky.
ˈcloudy adjective1. full of, having, or covered with clouds. It is a bit cloudy today.
2. not clear. a cloudy photograph/memory.
ˈcloudburst noun a sudden heavy shower of rain.
under a cloud in trouble or disgrace.
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cloudy
→ غَائِم zamračený overskyet wolkig συννεφιασμένος nublado pilvinen nuageux oblačan nuvoloso 曇った 흐린 bewolkt skyet pochmurny nublado облачный molnig ที่ปกคลุมด้วยเมฆ bulutlu có mây 多云的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
cloudy
a. turbio-a, nebuloso-a, oscuro-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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cloudy
adj (comp -ier; super -iest) (urine, etc.) turbioEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.