cloudy
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3.5
- adjective
- /ˈklaʊdi/
:
vago
- His explanation was too cloudy, making it hard for us to understand his ideas.
- become cloudy
This was exactly what my sad cloudy soul needed.
- This was exactly what my sad cloudy soul needed.
- But if it's like this cloudy sort of answer, she says, she says gays should go to hell.
- He gets out of sorts and it like feels kind of cloudy for him, meaning it's upsetting.
- Why are you hearing yourself cloudy and literally cloudy and literally loudly and clearly?
Examples
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For some reason, my mental impressions are cloudy.
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The potential applications for this cognitive computing research may still seem a bit cloudy.
Academic text (2009) -
My mind becomes more and more cloudy now.
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While the boys are quite clear on their purpose, the girls tend to be a little cloudy on their goals.
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But just what he would do was still a cloudy mystery.
Fiction book (1990) -
But now I don't know, everything just seems so cloudy.
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My memory is cloudy.
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I know personally, I feel grumpy, I feel cloudy, I'm irritable.
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"Did I just hear you cough?" Ross shook his head, his eyes cloudy with unshed tears.
Fiction book (1994) -
Their facets glowed with the ambience of the lanterns, producing a diffuse and cloudy light.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
328
5.3
Not easy to see, hear, or understand
230
4.6
Not clear or detailed so you are unsure what is meant
207
3.9
Not easy to understand or know for sure
49
3.9
Not clear because of mist or when you cannot remember it well
35
1.4
Covered with thin cloud near the ground or not clear in memory
22
5.3
Not a clear or certain idea and often hard to prove
14
8.0
Hard to understand or follow
10
7.9
Unclear and hard to picture or describe
7
5.4
Confused and not in clear order so hard to understand
3
1.4
Not clear or easy to remember
2
7.0
Vague and unclear in thought or expression
1
4.8
A face, mind, or explanation that is not clear because of worry
Not clear or strong, with little real detail
Antonyms
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the non-physical meaning of cloudy is to imagine a cloud hiding things; the word is cloud + -y, so it suggests being 'covered' by a cloud. So, cloudy means 'not clear' or vague when we talk about ideas or plans.