cloudily

ˈklaʊdɪli

Definition

Definition of cloudily - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

overcast

Rare

with the sky covered by clouds

Rare

The sky hung cloudily over the harbor.

gloomily

appearance

Rare

with a cloudy appearance or texture

Rare

The water in the glass swirled cloudily.

murkily

opaquely

confusion

Rare

in a manner suggesting confusion or lack of awareness

Rare

He looked at me cloudily, not understanding the question.

unclearly

vaguely

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Origin of cloudily

Old English, clūd (mass of rock) + -ly (adverbial suffix)

Examples of cloudily in a sentence

The morning passed cloudily, with no sunlight.
The sky turned cloudily as the storm approached.
The soup simmered cloudily on the stove.
She cloudily recalled the events of that night.
The instructions were given cloudily, leaving everyone puzzled.

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French:avec un ciel couvert de nuages, nuageusement, ...
German:wolkig, trüb, ...
Italian:nuvolosamente, torbidamente, ...
Spanish:nubladamente, opacamente, ...
Portuguese:nubladamente, opacamente, ...
Chinese:阴沉沉地, 浑浊地, ...
Japanese:曇って, 曇ったように, ...
Arabic:بِغُيومٍ كَثيفة, بغَشاوَة, ...
Hebrew:בְּאֹופֶן מְעוּנָּן, בְּעֲכִירוּת, ...
Russian:пасмурно, мутно, ...
Ukrainian:хмарно, каламутно, ...
Hindi:बादलों से, धुंधले रूप से, ...
Bengali:মেঘাচ্ছন্নভাবে, মেঘলা, ...
Catalan:de manera ennuvolada, tèrbolament, ...
Czech:zamračeně, kalně, ...
Danish:med en overskyet himmel, uklart, ...
Dutch:bewolkt, troebel, ...
Greek:συννεφιασμένα, θολά, ...
Hungarian:borultan, zavarosan, ...
Khmer:ដោយមេឃស្រទុំ, យ៉ាងពពកៗ, ...
Korean:흐리게, 구름처럼, ...
Persian:ابری, کدر, ...
Polish:pochmurnie, mętnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):nubladamente, de forma nublada, ...
Romanian:înnorat, tulbure, ...
Swedish:mulet, grumligt, ...
Thai:อย่างมีเมฆปกคลุม, อย่างขุ่นมัว, ...
Turkish:bulutlu bir şekilde, bulanık bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:u ám, mờ đục, ...

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Definition of cloudily - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

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