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.
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