sooty
Of, relating to, or producing sootOf, relating to, or producing soot.
» Her face was sooty.
Ihr Gesicht war voller Ruß.
Её лицо было в саже.
Її лице було у сажі.
Meaning
4 sensesOf, relating to, or producing soot.
covered with or as if with soot
Soiled with soot
Of the color of soot.
(literary, obsolete)Dark-skinned; black.
Examples
6 sentencesHer face was sooty.
Її лице було у сажі. — iceman
ruЕё лицо было в саже. — Hellerick
deIhr Gesicht war voller Ruß. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The walls were painted a sooty color.
The dragon breathed fire and exhaled its sooty ashen remains.
His face was sooty.
The women in this village know the health consequences of the sooty flames only too well.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Middle English sooty, soty, equivalent to soot + -y. Probably influenced by similar MFrom Middle English sooty, soty, equivalent to soot + -y. Probably influenced by similar Middle English suti (“dirty, filthy”), derived from the same root as Old English besūtian (“to befoul”).
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Forms
sootier, sootiestSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form