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Etymology

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From Middle English cloudy (cloudy, overcast, gloomy, dark", also "hilly, rocky), from Old English clūdiġ (stony, rocky), equivalent to cloud +‎ -y.

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Adjective

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cloudy (comparative cloudier, superlative cloudiest)

  1. Covered with or characterised by clouds; overcast.
    Synonym: clouded
    Antonyms: cloudless, noncloudy, unclouded, uncloudy
  2. Not transparent or clear.
    • 2002, “Best Inventions of 2002”, in Time[1]:
      [] aerogel resembles smoke that has been frozen into place — it's cloudy, translucent and virtually weightless.
    1. (of fruit juice) Containing pith
  3. Uncertain; unclear.
  4. (computing, informal) Using or relating to cloud computing.
    a cloudy infrastructure
  5. (slang, archaic) shady; sketchy; suspicious
  6. Having cloudlike markings.
    cloudy marble

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English clūdiġ; equivalent to cloud +‎ -y.

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Adjective

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cloudy

  1. Covered with or characterised by clouds; clouded.
  2. Not transparent or clear; murky, gloomy.
  3. (rare) Inspiring dread; scary, frightening.
  4. (rare) Featuring rocks; rocky, stony.
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  • cloudy

Descendants

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  • English: cloudy
  • Scots: cluddy, cloody

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