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cloudy definition
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Overview of adj cloudy The adj cloudy has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) cloudy, nebulose, nebulous -- (lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit") 2. (1) cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbid -- ((of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters") 3. cloudy -- ((meteorology) full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies") Antonyms of adj cloudy 3 senses of cloudy Sense 1 cloudy, nebulose, nebulous INDIRECT (VIA indistinct) -> distinct Sense 2 cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbid INDIRECT (VIA opaque) -> clear Sense 3 cloudy (vs. clear) clear (vs. cloudy) => bright, shining, shiny, sunshiny, sunny => cloudless, unclouded => fair => serene Similarity of adj cloudy 3 senses of cloudy Sense 1 cloudy, nebulose, nebulous => indistinct (vs. distinct) Sense 2 cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbid => opaque (vs. clear) Sense 3 cloudy (vs. clear) => brumous, foggy, hazy, misty => cloud-covered, clouded, overcast, sunless => cloudlike, nebular => dull, gray, grey, leaden => heavy, lowering, sullen, threatening => miasmal, miasmic, vaporous => smoggy Attributes of adj cloudy Familiarity of adj cloudy cloudy used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj cloudy cloudy Overview of adj cloudy The adj cloudy has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) cloudy, nebulose, nebulous -- (lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit") 2. (1) cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbid -- ((of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters") 3. cloudy -- ((meteorology) full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies")
cloudy definition