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cloudy

Pronunciation: /ˈklaʊ̯diː/

The English word “cloudy” has 7 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Covered with or characterised by clouds.
  2. Not transparent or clear.
  3. Containing pith
  4. Uncertain; unclear.
  5. Using or relating to cloud computing.
  6. shady; sketchy; suspicious
  7. Having cloudlike markings.

Etymology

From Middle English cloudy (“cloudy, overcast, gloomy, dark", also "hilly, rocky”), from Old English clūdiġ (“stony, rocky”), equivalent to cloud + -y.

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