Cloud'y, a.
a. [comp. CLOUDIER; superl. CLOUDIEST.]
- Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky.
- Consisting of a cloud or clouds.
As Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended. Ex. xxxiii. 9.
- Lacking clearness, brightness, or luster. “A cloudy diamond.” Boyle.
- Not easily understood; obscure; dark.
We asked of God that some ostent might clear Our cloudy business. Chapman.
- Having the appearance of gloom; indicating gloom, anxiety, sullenness, or ill-nature; not open or cheerful. “A cloudy countenance.” “Cloudy wrath.” Shak.
- Marked with veins or spots of dark or various hues, as marble.