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cloudily

/klˈaʊdili/ adv

In a cloudy way.

Word Origin 'Cloud' from Old English 'clūd,' which originally meant 'mass of rock' or 'hill' — so clouds were seen as rocky masses in the sky, a surprising image. The suffix '-y' makes it 'cloudy' (full of clouds), and '-ly' makes it an adverb: cloudily, in a cloudy manner. The same root gives us 'cloudless,' 'cloudlike,' and 'cloudburst,' while the PIE *glewə- root also gave us 'clod' and 'clot' — all lumpy things.

adv In a cloudy way.

He explained the concept so cloudily that nobody understood his point.

(副词) 模糊地；含糊地；不清楚地

他解释这个概念时如此含糊不清，以至于没人明白他的观点。

(adverbio) De manera confusa u oscura.

Él explicó el concepto tan confusamente que nadie entendió su punto.

(adverbe) confusément; obscurément; nébuleusement; vaguement [De manière obscure et confuse ; sans clarté.]

Il a expliqué le concept si **cloudily** que personne n'a compris son propos.

(Adverb) unklar; verschwommen [Auf eine unklare, verschwommene oder schwer verständliche Weise.]

Er erklärte das Konzept so **cloudily**, dass niemand seinen Standpunkt verstand.

(副詞) 曇ったように、漠然と不明瞭に。

彼はその概念をとても曖昧に説明したので、誰も彼の要点が理解できなかった。

(advérbio) nebulosamente; confusamente [De maneira nebulosa ou confusa.]

Ele explicou o conceito de forma tão nebulosa que ninguém entendeu seu ponto.

Synonyms: nebulously hazily obscurely murkily dimly Antonyms: clearly brightly distinctly sunnily
Word parts: cloud + y + ly

Related words

cloudy cloudiness cloudless cloudlike

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