# clouded

Pronunciation: US say "KLOW-did" /ˈklaʊdɪd/; UK

## Adjective

1. Covered with or full of clouds.
   - Simple: Covered with clouds, so the sky looks gray.
   - _The clouded heavens threatened rain before evening._
   - _A clouded sky hid the mountain peaks from the hikers._
2. Made unclear or hard to understand, as if hidden by mystery.
   - Simple: Hard to understand because something is hidden or confusing.
   - _His clouded reasoning made the whole meeting drag on._
   - _The motive behind the sudden gift remained clouded._
4. Dim or blurry, lacking clearness.
   - Simple: Not clear or sharp, and hard to see through.
   - _The patient's clouded cornea blurred everything beyond a few feet._
   - _A clouded lens softened the old photograph into a gray haze._
5. Marked or variegated with spots or patches of different shades.
   - Simple: Marked with spots or patches of different colors.
   - _The clouded coat of the leopard blends into the dappled shade._
   - _Collectors prize the clouded patterning on antique glass._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of cloud. — simple past and past participle of cloud
   - Simple: Past tense of cloud. Use this form for something that happened before now.
   - _Fog clouded the valley by dawn._
   - _Grief clouded her thoughts for weeks afterward._

## Origin

Formed from "cloud" combined with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/clouded (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).