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cloudy

adj.
A2 Elementary US //ˈkɫaʊdi// UK //klˈaʊdi// cloudy Archaic Informal Slang

adj. having many clouds in the sky, so the sun is not shining clearly. You use this to describe the weather when it is gray and overcast.

adj. characterized by the presence of clouds that obscure the sun or sky. Often used in weather forecasts to indicate overcast conditions without precipitation.


SIMPLE

It is cloudy today, so take an umbrella.

CONTEXTUAL

The forecast predicts cloudy skies for the weekend, which might cancel our picnic plans.

COMPLEX

The landscape lay shrouded in a thick, cloudy haze that muted the colors of the distant mountains.

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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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