smoky
adjective
emitting smoke, especially in large amounts.
smokily
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a word derived from
smoky.
Example Sentences
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If flames are allowed to break ranks and surge forward, they can whirl around and start running with the wind, burning more intensely and smokily than the prescription allows.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 19, 2019
The second section, “Seven in the Woods,” its title drawn from a Jim Harrison poem, feels like Mr. Wooley’s aria, his playing smokily soft.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2019
Yet Braxton periodically introduced an abbreviated, smokily lyrical bit of melody.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 25, 2016
On tenor sax, Waldmann played more smokily and sparingly, but with the same unhurried logic; and in the softly swaying Calling he unleashed brief, blurted figures over Hoiby's busy bassline and drummer Jon Scott's brushwork.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 7, 2010
A few torches burnt smokily from sconces on the walls.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
