Sooty
adjective
Covered with or similar to soot, a black substance produced by burning wood or coal.
The fireplace was sooty after the winter.
Often appears as...
- sooty chimney
- sooty fireplace
adjective
Having a dark color, especially for a bird or animal.
The sooty owl is known for its dark feathers.
Often appears as...
- sooty owl
- sooty albatross
adjective
If a person's hands or face is sooty, it is dirty with soot.
His face was sooty with the dust from the factory.
Often appears as...
- sooty hands
- sooty face
adjective
Covered with or similar to soot, a black substance produced by burning wood or coal.
The fireplace was sooty after the winter.
Often appears as...
- sooty chimney
- sooty fireplace
adjective
Having a dark color, especially for a bird or animal.
The sooty owl is known for its dark feathers.
Often appears as...
- sooty owl
- sooty albatross
adjective
If a person's hands or face is sooty, it is dirty with soot.
His face was sooty with the dust from the factory.
Often appears as...
- sooty hands
- sooty face
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'sooty' to create a strong visual of black or grey dirtiness caused by smoke or fire.
The once colourful mural was now just a sooty shadow on the wall.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Association
'Sooty' often implies neglect or poor maintenance, suggesting something should be cleaned.
The old lamps were sooty, hinting they had not been lit in years.
Pro Tip 3/3Environmental Context
In environmental discussions, 'sooty' can describe pollution, especially from coal or factories.
The industrial area was covered in a sooty haze.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'sooty' to create a strong visual of black or grey dirtiness caused by smoke or fire.
The once colourful mural was now just a sooty shadow on the wall.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Association
'Sooty' often implies neglect or poor maintenance, suggesting something should be cleaned.
The old lamps were sooty, hinting they had not been lit in years.
Pro Tip 3/3Environmental Context
In environmental discussions, 'sooty' can describe pollution, especially from coal or factories.
The industrial area was covered in a sooty haze.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'sooty' to create a strong visual of black or grey dirtiness caused by smoke or fire.
The once colourful mural was now just a sooty shadow on the wall.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Association
'Sooty' often implies neglect or poor maintenance, suggesting something should be cleaned.
The old lamps were sooty, hinting they had not been lit in years.
Pro Tip 3/3Environmental Context
In environmental discussions, 'sooty' can describe pollution, especially from coal or factories.
The industrial area was covered in a sooty haze.
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Video examples
Shimon Steinberg:...
and this just clogs the upper parts of the plant. Here you see a typical cucumber leaf that turned from green to black because of a black fungus, sooty mold, which is covering it.
Video examples
Shimon Steinberg:...
and this just clogs the upper parts of the plant. Here you see a typical cucumber leaf that turned from green to black because of a black fungus, sooty mold, which is covering it.
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Robin Weigert
American Actress
The Deadwood dirt they painted on us with powder. The air always smelled of livestock and something burning, gave a sooty, dense feel to the air. It was a mixture of odors.
Quote examples
Robin Weigert
American Actress
The Deadwood dirt they painted on us with powder. The air always smelled of livestock and something burning, gave a sooty, dense feel to the air. It was a mixture of odors.
Example 1 of 1
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