| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a cloudy manner; darkly; obscurely.[Websters]
2. In a recondite, sombre, dark, sunless or somber manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a thick or opaque manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a dismal, sullen, sad, gaunt or saturnine manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a black, equivocal, doubtful, obscure or dubious manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a cryptic or covert manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a bleak, morose or drab manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In an indoor or overgrown manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a dim or overcast manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective cloudy.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (cloudy) | 1. Lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion".[Wordnet]. 2. Full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies".[Wordnet]. 3. (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid".[Wordnet]. 4. (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters".[Wordnet]. 5. Being overcast, dim, dull, opaque or dingy.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being misty, hazy, foggy, nebulous or vague.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being obscure, indistinct, bleary, unclear or ambiguous.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being dark, murky, gloomy, dusky or recondite.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being turbid or muddy.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adjective base of the adverb cloudily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CLOUDILY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CLOUDILY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] With clouds; darkly; obscurely. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Common Expressions: cloudy
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Cloudy Bay | Cloudy Bay is located at the northeast of New Zealand's South Island, to the south of the Marlborough Sounds. It is one of the country's best known vineyard areas. (references) | ||
| Partly Cloudy | Partly Cloudy is an industrial band based in Hollywood, California. (references) | ||
| The Partly Cloudy Patriot | The Partly Cloudy Patriot is a book, a collection of essays about American history and the author's own reflections on such issues, by Sarah Vowell, a contributing editor for the WBEZ / Public Radio International program This American Life. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: cloudy
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Cloudy chalcedony | Mining | Chalcedony with dark, cloudy spots in a light-gray transparent base. (references) | |
| Cloudy ice | Geography | A rough, cloudy deposit of mixed rime and clear ice. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Cloudy liquid | Physics | A liquid containing certain solid particles which cause its cloudiness or turbidity. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Cloudy sky | Geography | Sky with a total cloud cover equal to 3, 4 or 5 oktas. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Cloudy stain | Mining | In mica, a cloudlike effect that occurs in various colors. (references) | |
| Partly cloudy | Weather | 1: Sky condition when between 3/10 and 7/10 of the sky is covered. Used more frequently at night. (references) | |
| 2: When the predominant/average sky condition is covered 3/8 to 4/8 with opaque (not transparent) clouds. Same as Partly Sunny. (references) | |||
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Topics by Level of Interest: cloudy | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Cloudy Bay Vineyards | 12 | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain | 8 | |
| Cloudy Cloud Calculator | 9 | Cloudy Bay | 6 | |
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain | 8 | Cloudy Bay, Australia | 5 | |
| The Cloudy Dreamer | 6 | Cloudy Bay Vineyards | 12 | |
| Cloudy Bay | 6 | Cloudy catshark | 5 | |
| Cloudy catshark | 5 | Cloudy Cloud Calculator | 9 | |
| Cloudy Bay, Australia | 5 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | 4 | |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | 4 | Partly Cloudy | 2 | |
| The Partly Cloudy Patriot | 3 | The Cloudy Dreamer | 6 | |
| Partly Cloudy | 2 | The Partly Cloudy Patriot | 3 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
