cloudy

cloudy
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Hazy]
Syn. overcast, lowering, leaden, threatening; see dark 1 , hazy 1 .
2. [Not clear]
Syn. dense, murky, nontransparent, nontranslucent; see opaque 1 .
3. [Obscure]
Syn. vague, indistinct, indefinite, unclear; see obscure 1 .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. overcast gray, dreary, dismal, hazy, murky, partly sunny, nubulous, lowery, lowering, turbid, leaden, misty, foggy, murky.
2. obscure vague, indistinct, blurry, nebulous, fuzzy, unclear, hazy, confused, muddled, mysterious.
ANT.: 1. clear, sunny, bright, radiant. 2. clear, distinct, certain
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Covered by or as if by a thin coating or film: blurry, dim, filmy, hazy, misty. See CLEAR. 2. Having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended: muddy, murky, roiled, roily, turbid. See CLEAR. 3. Liable to more than one interpretation: ambiguous, equivocal, inexplicit, nebulous, obscure, uncertain, unclear, vague. See CERTAIN, CLEAR. 4. Not clearly perceived or perceptible: blear, bleary, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, misty, obscure, shadowy, unclear, undistinct, vague. See CLEAR.

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