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coaly

[ koh-lee ]

adjective

, coal·i·er, coal·i·est.
  1. of, resembling, or containing coal.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of coaly1

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

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

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

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

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

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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