cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbid
(adjective) (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; “a cloudy liquid”; “muddy coffee”; “murky waters”
cloudy
(adjective) full of or covered with clouds; “cloudy skies”
cloudy, nebulose, nebulous
(adjective) lacking definite form or limits; “gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion”- H.T.Moore; “nebulous distinction between pride and conceit”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cloudier
comparative form of cloudy
• coelurid, crude oil, crude-oil
Source: Wiktionary
Cloud"y (, a. [Compar. Cloudier (; superl. Cloudiest.] Etym: [From Cloud, n.]
1. Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky.
2. Consisting of a cloud or clouds. As Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended. Ex. xxxiii. 9
3. Indicating gloom, anxiety, sullenness, or ill-nature; not open or cheerful. "A cloudy countenance." Shak.
4. Confused; indistinct; obscure; dark. Cloudy and confused notions of things. Watts.
5. Lacking clearness, brightness, or luster. "A cloudy diamond." Boyle.
6. Marked with veins or sports of dark or various hues, as marble.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
