coaly

American  

[koh-lee] / ˈkoʊ li /

adjective

coalier, coaliest

1. of, resembling, or containing coal.

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Etymology

Origin of coaly

First recorded in 1555–65; coal + -y ¹

Example Sentences

She could smell coaly deposits on the surfaces, cordite, paraffin, like fireworks in the park on bonfire night, or northern streets in December.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2013

“Everybody,” as Dick remarked, “had a coaly look.”

From A Yacht Voyage Round England by Kingston, William Henry Giles

I'm afloat, I'm afloat on the coaly black Tyne!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 27, 1890 by Various

I'm told Broomielaw means 'beloved green place,' so it can't always have been the coaly hole it is now.

From The Setons by Douglas, O.

As the coaly mass collected around the trunk when the coal was being formed, the interior was undergoing a process of decomposition, while the bark assumed the form of coal.

From The Story of a Piece of Coal What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes by Martin, Edward A.