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Definition of cloudy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cloudy

adjective
 
/ˈklaʊdi/
 
/ˈklaʊdi/
(comparative cloudier, superlative cloudiest)
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  1. (of the sky or the weather) covered with clouds; with a lot of clouds opposite clear
    • a grey, cloudy day
    Extra Examples
    • It stayed cloudy for most of the day.
    • Later it will become cloudy with rain in places.
    • a rather cloudy sky
    • It was a dark, cloudy night.
    • Scotland and Northern Ireland will be rather cloudy with patchy rain.
    • The sky was cloudy when we set off but it cleared up by lunchtime.
    • You can still get sunburnt on a cloudy day.
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    • very
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  2. (of liquids) not clear or easy to see through
    • The water looked cloudy and not fit to drink.
    Extra Examples
    • Sometimes the drinking water becomes rather cloudy.
    • Kidney stones can cause urine to look cloudy.
    • The warm water is made cloudy by adding some milk.
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