Cloudiest

Cloudiest
Cloudy Cloud"y (kloud"[u^]), a. [Compar. {Cloudier}; superl. {Cloudiest}.] [From Cloud, n.] 1. Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky. [1913 Webster]

2. Consisting of a cloud or clouds. [1913 Webster]

As Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended. --Ex. xxxiii. 9 [1913 Webster]

3. Indicating gloom, anxiety, sullenness, or ill-nature; not open or cheerful. ``A cloudy countenance.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. Confused; indistinct; obscure; dark. [1913 Webster]

Cloudy and confused notions of things. --Watts. [1913 Webster]

5. Lacking clearness, brightness, or luster. ``A cloudy diamond.'' --Boyle. [1913 Webster]

6. Marked with veins or sports of dark or various hues, as marble. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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