Dictionary entry

Cloudy

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Cloud″y (�), a. [Compar.Cloudier (�); superl.Cloudiest.] [From Cloud, n.] 1. Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky.

2. Consisting of a cloud or clouds.

As Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended.

Ex. xxxiii. 9

3. Indicating gloom, anxiety, sullenness, or ill-nature; not open or cheerful. “A cloudy countenance.” Shak.

4. Confused; indistinct; obscure; dark.

Cloudy and confused notions of things.

Watts.

5. Lacking clearness, brightness, or luster. “A cloudy diamond.” Boyle.

6. Marked with veins or sports of dark or various hues, as marble.