— cloudily , adv. — cloudiness , n.
/klow"dee/ , adj., cloudier, cloudiest .
1. full of or overcast by clouds: a cloudy sky.
2. having little or no sunshine: a cloudy but rainless day.
3. of or like a cloud or clouds; pertaining to clouds.
4. having cloudlike markings: cloudy marble.
5. not clear or transparent: He could not see through the cloudy liquid.
6. obscure; indistinct.
7. darkened by gloom, trouble, etc.
8. under suspicion, disgrace, etc.: a gambler with a cloudy reputation.
[ bef. 900; ME cloudi, OE cludig rocky, hilly. See CLOUD, -Y 1 ]
Syn. 1, 2. murky, lowering, shadowy, gloomy, depressing. 5. murky, turbid, muddy, opaque, shadowy. 6. dim, blurred, shadowy, unclear, befogged, muddled, confused. 7. gloomy, lowering. 8. shadowy.