Definition of Sooty

Soot´y
a.1.Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot.
2.Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous; dusky; dark.
Sooty albatross
(Zool.) an albatross (Phœbetria fuliginosa) found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean; - called also nellie.
Sooty tern
(Zool.) a tern (Sterna fuliginosa) found chiefly in tropical seas.
v. t.1.To black or foul with soot.


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besmirched, blotchy, dingy, dirty, dusty, fuliginous, grimy, grubby, grungy, messy, miry, muddy, murky, scruffy, slovenly, smirched, smirchy, smoky, smudgy, smutchy, smutty, snuffy, untidy


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