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

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coaly coalier

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

While others serve the seething brass, and o'er the herbage strown Set coaly morsels 'neath the spit, and roast the inner meat.

From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William

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.

Bed No. 9 is the same mineral that forms beds 1 and 5; but it has a grayer colour from the greater quantity of coaly particles, and its structure is slightly slaty.

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John

"It will be a coaly one!" said her husband, complying.

From A Safety Match by Hay, Ian

"Jabez," he said, "did Cap'n Sam'l git that coalier?"

From Dr. Breen's Practice by Howells, William Dean