sooty

American  

[soot-ee, soo-tee] / ˈsʊt i, ˈsu ti /

adjective

sootier, sootiest

1. covered, blackened, or smirched with soot.

2. consisting of or resembling soot.

3. of a black, blackish, or dusky color.

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sooty British  

/ ˈsʊtɪ /

adjective

1. covered with soot

2. resembling or consisting of soot

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Other Word Forms

• sootily adverb
• sootiness noun
• unsooty adjective

Etymology

Origin of sooty

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; soot, -y ¹

Example Sentences

Ornamental bay windows protrude from the sooty brick exterior that I estimate to be seventeenth century.

From Literature

Footage of rolling flames is as soothing as the real thing, and without the choking emissions and sooty clean-up.

From Salon

By the time pink and orange streaks began to glow over the horizon, all we had were a couple of boxes of wet, sooty items.

From Literature

They may be relocating to avoid sooty skies.

From Los Angeles Times

The mostly white moths stood out in the sooty environment and became easy prey for predators.

From Salon