Associations to the word «Sooty»

Wiktionary

SOOTY, adjective. Of, relating to, or producing soot
SOOTY, adjective. Soiled with soot
SOOTY, adjective. Of the color of soot
SOOTY, verb. To blacken or make dirty with soot.

Dictionary definition

SOOTY, adjective. Of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal.
SOOTY, adjective. Covered with or as if with soot; "a sooty chimney".

Wise words

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