cloudly
cloudly adjective: of or pertaining to a cloud or clouds; cloudlike; cloudy; nebulous.
Adjective
cloudly (comparative cloudlier or more cloudly, superlative cloudliest or most cloudly)
- Of or pertaining to a cloud or clouds; cloudlike; cloudy; nebulous.
- Here the redoubtable Ramm contracted his brow, clasped up his mouth, till it wrinkled at each corner, and redoubled his smoking with such vehemence, that the cloudly volumes soon wreathed round his head, as the smoke envelopes the awful summit of Mount Etna.1824, Washington Irving, Works: Tales of a traveller; the conquest of Spain
- In acidified acetone, the above mentioned skeletons yielded yellow or orange organic solutions which float above a colourless cloudly aqueous solution.1986, Comparative biochemistry and physiology
- Synonyms:
- cloudish
Synonyms of cloudly
Forms of cloudly
| comparative | cloudlier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more cloudly |
| superlative | cloudliest |
| superlative | most cloudly |
Origin of cloudly
From cloud + -ly. Compare cloudlike.
Questions about cloudly
- What does cloudly mean?
- Cloudly means of or pertaining to a cloud or clouds; cloudlike; cloudy; nebulous.
- What part of speech is cloudly?
- Cloudly is an adjective.
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