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cloud·y

cloudy

 
pronunciation:
klaU di
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part of speech: adjective
inflections: cloudier, cloudiest
definition 1: When we can see many gray clouds in the sky, we say that the sky is cloudy. If the sky is cloudy for most of the day, we say that it is a cloudy day. Usually, when we say the sky is cloudy, we also mean that the color of the sky is gray.
I like sunny days more than cloudy days. It was cloudy when we went to the zoo, and then it rained!
synonyms:
gray
antonyms:
clear, sunny
similar words:
dreary, foggy, gloomy
definition 2: When something is cloudy, it is not clear. You cannot see through it.
The water is too cloudy to see the fish.
derivations: cloudily (adv.), cloudiness (n.)
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