 |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sooty \Soot"y\, adjective [Compar. {Sootier}; superl. {Sootiest}.] [AS. s?tig. See {Soot}.]
1. Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot. ''Fire of sooty coal.'' --Milton.
2. Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous; dusky; dark. ''The grisly legions that troop under the sooty flag of Acheron.'' --Milton.
{Sooty albatross} (Zo["o]l.), an albatross ({Ph[oe]betria fuliginosa}) found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean; -- called also {nellie}.
{Sooty tern} (Zo["o]l.), a tern ({Sterna fuliginosa}) found chiefly in tropical seas.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sooty \Soot"y\, verb (used with an object) To black or foul with soot. [R.]
Sootied with noisome smoke. --Chapman.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sooty
adjective: of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal [syn: {coal-black}, {jet}, {jet-black}, {pitchy}] [also: {sootiest}, {sootier}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
23 Moby Thesaurus words for "sooty": besmirched, blotchy, dingy, dirty, dusty, fuliginous, grimy, grubby, grungy, messy, miry, muddy, murky, scruffy, slovenly, smirched, smirchy, smoky, smudgy, smutchy, smutty, snuffy, untidy
 |
Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information. - KM |