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Added 9 October 2026

cloudy

/ˈklaʊ̯diː/ adjective

In Latin: nūbilōsus, nūbilus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cloudy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Lacking definite form or limits.
gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion
Full of or covered with clouds.
cloudy skies
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment.
a cloudy liquid

Origin

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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