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Cloudy

Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky.

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Brumous 84% connected

Foggy; misty.

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Brumous 84% connected

Foggy; misty.

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Clouded 84% connected

of Cloud

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Clouded 84% connected

of Cloud

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Dull 84% connected

Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.

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Dull 84% connected

Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.

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Foggy 84% connected

Filled or abounding with fog, or watery exhalations; misty; as, a foggy atmosphere; a foggy morning.

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Foggy 84% connected

Filled or abounding with fog, or watery exhalations; misty; as, a foggy atmosphere; a foggy morning.

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Hazy 84% connected

Thick with haze; somewhat obscured with haze; not clear or transparent.

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Hazy 84% connected

Thick with haze; somewhat obscured with haze; not clear or transparent.

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Heavy 84% connected

Having the heaves.

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Heavy 84% connected

Having the heaves.

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Indistinct 84% connected

Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a manner as to be perceptible by itself; as, the indistinct parts of a substance.

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Indistinct 84% connected

Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a manner as to be perceptible by itself; as, the indistinct parts of a substance.

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Leaden 84% connected

Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball.

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Leaden 84% connected

Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball.

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Lowering 84% connected

of Lower

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Lowering 84% connected

of Lower

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Miasmal 84% connected

Containing miasma; miasmatic.

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Miasmal 84% connected

Containing miasma; miasmatic.

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Misty 84% connected

Accompained with mist; characterized by the presence of mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; as, misty weather; misty mountains; a misty atmo…

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Misty 84% connected

Accompained with mist; characterized by the presence of mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; as, misty weather; misty mountains; a misty atmo…

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Nebular 84% connected

Of or pertaining to nebulae; of the nature of, or resembling, a nebula.

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Nebular 84% connected

Of or pertaining to nebulae; of the nature of, or resembling, a nebula.

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Opaque 84% connected

Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an opaque substance.

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Opaque 84% connected

Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an opaque substance.

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Overcast 84% connected

To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.

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Overcast 84% connected

To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.

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Sullen 84% connected

Lonely; solitary; desolate.

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Sullen 84% connected

Lonely; solitary; desolate.

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Sunless 84% connected

Destitute or deprived of the sun or its rays; shaded; shadowed.

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Sunless 84% connected

Destitute or deprived of the sun or its rays; shaded; shadowed.

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Threatening 84% connected

of Threaten

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Threatening 84% connected

of Threaten

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Vaporous 84% connected

Having the form or nature of vapor.

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Vaporous 84% connected

Having the form or nature of vapor.

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Cloud 74% connected

A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.

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Cloud 74% connected

A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.

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Cloudiness 74% connected

The state of being cloudy.

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Cloudiness 74% connected

The state of being cloudy.

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Synonym 6

Mirky 92% connected

Dark; gloomy. See Murky.

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Muddy 92% connected

Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots.

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Murky 92% connected

Dark; obscure; gloomy.

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Nebulose 92% connected

Nebulous; cloudy.

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Nebulous 92% connected

Cloudy; hazy; misty.

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Turbid 92% connected

Having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear; -- used of liquids of any kind; as, turbid water; turbid wine.

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Antonym 2

Clear 94% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Clear 94% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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