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# cloudy

«cloudy» in Mova's school dictionary: **hidden** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (cloudy, cloudier, cloudiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) With many clouds in the sky, so the sun is hidden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cloudy/#m1)

2) Not clear; murky: "cloudy water". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cloudy/#m2)

3) Not clear in the mind: "cloudy memories". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cloudy/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In weather lessons, cloudy days are cooler in the day and often warmer at night than clear days; forecasts say "cloudy", "partly cloudy" or "overcast". In science, cloudy water may contain dirt or germs and should not be drunk. Phrases: cloudy sky, partly cloudy, cloudy day, cloudy water.

### examples

- It is cloudy today, so take a jacket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cloudy/#x1)
- The forecast says partly cloudy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cloudy/#x2)
- The pond water looked cloudy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cloudy/#x3)
- Don't drink cloudy water from a stream. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cloudy/#x4)
- It was too cloudy to see the stars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cloudy/#x5)
- Lemonade can be cloudy or clear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cloudy/#x6)
- Tomorrow will be cloudier than today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cloudy/#x7)
- It was late in the autumn, with rainy and cloudy weather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cloudy/#x8)

### note

Comparatives: cloudier, cloudiest (y changes to i). Myth: you cannot get sunburnt on a cloudy day — false; UV rays pass through clouds, so wear sun cream. "Overcast" means the whole sky is covered with cloud.

### In the corpora

- [Snakes shed their skin in one piece as they grow, starting at the lips, and their eyes turn cloudy blue just before.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/30-snakes-and-lizards/6/)
- [«Turbid» means muddy and cloudy; Kipling calls the Amazon «the turbid Amazon» again and again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/82-justso-armadillos-1-painted-jaguar/13/)
- [Much of the UV gets through clouds, so you can burn on a cloudy day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/46-sun-safety/9/)
- [You can burn on cloudy days and in the shade near water or sand.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/6-burns-sunburn-and-stings/11/)
- ["You can't get burnt when it's cloudy," says your big sister, and comes home pink.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/27-everyday-sayings-and-grown-ups-rules/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «cloudy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cloudy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.