Sŭb-nū'vo-lar, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. subnubilis, somewhat cloudy, from prefix sub, under, less, and nubilus, cloudy, from nubes, It. nuvolo, cloud.] Under the clouds; attended or partially covered or obscured by clouds; somewhat cloudy.

Subnuvolar lights of evening sharply slant. Milnes.