mokyadj.
/ˈməʊki/, U.S. /ˈmoʊki/ Now English regional (Lincolnshire).
Cloudy, foggy, hazy.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [adjective] > cloudy or overcast
cloudya1387
nebulousc1386
nubilousc1540
dulla1616
overcast1616
claggy1621
moky1706
nubilose1730
nimbose1737
skyless1846
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adjective] > foggy
foggyc1487
moky1706
rouky1808
brumous1849
softish1855
smudgy1870
(to be) thick o' fog1935
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adjective] > hazy
lighta1425
moky1706
hazy1715
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Moky, (old Word) cloudy; as Moky Weather.
1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ Moky weather, tempestas caliginosa.
1782 G. Hardinge Rowley & Chatterton i. 4 Yes, Sir, mokie clouds honge over the londe.
1866 J. E. Brogden Provinc. Words Lincs. Moaky, hazy, dull, dark, weather.
1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 194/1 Mokey owd day, intit?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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