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SOOTY
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Irregular inflected forms: sootier , sootiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
Synonyms:
coal-black; jet; jet-black; pitchy; sooty
Classified under:
Similar:
achromatic; neutral (having no hue)
Derivation:
soot (a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Covered with or as if with soot
Example:
a sooty chimney
Classified under:
Similar:
dirty; soiled; unclean (soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime)
Derivation:
soot (a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink)
sootiness (the state of being dirty with soot)
