CLOUDILY
Etymology
Adverb
cloudily (comparative more cloudily, superlative most cloudily)
In a cloudy way.
Source: Wiktionary
Cloud"i*ly, adv.
Definition: In a cloudy manner; darkly; obscurely. Dryden.
CLOUDY
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