sooty

adjective
UK: /ˈsʊti/
US: /ˈsʊti/

  1. Covered with, resembling, or producing soot.

    1. The window was sooty after the fire.
    2. The old factory left a sooty residue on the nearby buildings over the years.

  2. Of a dark greyish-black color, like soot.

    1. The cat had a sooty coat.
    2. He emerged from the coal mine with a sooty complexion that took hours to wash off.

Synonyms

black grimy smutty dusky

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "sooty" in English means: Covered with, resembling, or producing soot., Of a dark greyish-black color, like soot..

The phonetic transcription of "sooty" is /ˈsʊti/ in British English and /ˈsʊti/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "sooty": black, grimy, smutty, dusky.

Example usage of "sooty": "The window was sooty after the fire.". More examples on the page.