Definition
Made of or resembling cloth patches; patched or ragged.
Etymology
From 'clout' (from Old English 'clūt,' a patch of cloth) plus '-y' (adjective suffix). The term described clothes or objects that were patched together with pieces of cloth.
Kelly Says
Poor people in medieval and Victorian times wore 'clouty' clothes—patched with scraps so many times they were more patches than original fabric—which is why it came to mean shabby!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُشْتَمل على سحب
mu-sh-ta-mal 'ala s-oubh
CACatalà
nubiós
noo-bee-os
CSČeština
oblačný
o-blac-ny
DADansk
overskyet
o-ver-skyet
DEDeutsch
bewölkt
be-voelkt
ELΕλληνικά
νεφώδες
ne-fo-des
ESEspañol
nublado
noo-bla-doh
FISuomi
pilvinen
pil-vi-nen
FRFrançais
nuageux
noo-a-zh
HIहिन्दी
बादल वाला
ba-dal wa-la
HUMagyar
felhős
fel-ho-sh
IDBahasa Indonesia
mendung
men-dung
ITItaliano
nuvoloso
noo-vo-lo-soh
MSBahasa Melayu
mendung
men-dung
NLNederlands
wolzig
wol-zig
NONorsk
overskyet
o-ver-skyet
PTPortuguês
nublado
noo-bla-doh
RUРусский
облачный
o-blach-ny
SVSvenska
molnigt
moln-igt
TRTürkçe
bulutlu
bu-lut-lu
UKУкраїнська
хмарний
kham-rniy
VITiếng Việt
mây mù
may mu