What does "cloudy" mean?
Cloudy: Consisting of a cloud or clouds. As Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended. Ex. xxxiii. 9 3. Indicating gloom, anxiety, sullenness, or ill-nature; not open or cheerful. "A cloudy countenance." Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Confused; indistinct; obscure; dark. Cloudy and confused notions of things. Watts.
- 3.Lacking clearness, brightness, or luster. "A cloudy diamond." Boyle.
- 4.Marked with veins or sports of dark or various hues, as marble.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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