cloudwashed
cloudwashed adjective: swept by or enshrouded in clouds.
Adjective
cloudwashed (comparative more cloudwashed, superlative most cloudwashed)
- Swept by or enshrouded in clouds.
- The peaks are beautiful alpine, snow-capped, cloudwashed things, but often the skier stays in the foothills and the passes, more convenient though less spectacular.1949, Joan Landman, David Landman, Where to Ski: Ski Guide to the U. S. and Canada, Houghton Mifflin Company, published 1949, page 157
- Outside there was the soft patter of summer rain and the sky was pale with the rising, cloudwashed sun.1992, Philippa Gregory, The Wise Woman, Touchstone, published 2008, →ISBN, page 449
Forms of cloudwashed
| comparative | more cloudwashed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most cloudwashed |
Origin of cloudwashed
From cloud + washed.
Questions about cloudwashed
- What does cloudwashed mean?
- Cloudwashed means swept by or enshrouded in clouds.
- What part of speech is cloudwashed?
- Cloudwashed is an adjective.
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