Cloud'y, a.

adjective

a. [comp. CLOUDIER; superl. CLOUDIEST.]

  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.

  1. Lacking clearness, brightness, or luster. “A cloudy diamond.” Boyle.
  2. Not easily understood; obscure; dark.

We asked of God that some ostent might clear Our cloudy business. Chapman.

  1. Having the appearance of gloom; indicating gloom, anxiety, sullenness, or ill-nature; not open or cheerful. “A cloudy countenance.” “Cloudy wrath.” Shak.
  2. Marked with veins or spots of dark or various hues, as marble.