coaly

[ koh-lee ]

adjective

, coal·i·er, coal·i·est.

1. of, resembling, or containing coal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coaly¹

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

Example Sentences

Fragments of coal were once more found; an indication that coaly strata must be very widely distributed in the Antarctic.

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It burns with smoke and soot, and leaves a residuum of a coaly substance.

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Throughout the neighbourhood the ground is full, to the depth of hundreds of feet, of coaly and asphaltic matter.

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Throughout the neighborhood the ground is full, to the depth of hundreds of feet, of coaly and asphaltic matter.

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When the distillation is finished, the iron pipes must be removed; the coaly and other contents of the pot cleared away.

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