sooty
(redirected from sootiest)Also found in: Thesaurus.
Related to sootiest: sootier
soot·y
(so͝ot′ē, so͞o′tē)adj. soot·i·er, soot·i·est
1. Covered with or as if with soot.
2. Of or producing soot.
3. Blackish or dusky in color.
soot′i·ness n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
sooty
(ˈsʊtɪ)adj, sootier or sootiest
1. covered with soot
2. resembling or consisting of soot
ˈsootily adv
ˈsootiness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
soot•y
(ˈsʊt i, ˈsu ti)adj. soot•i•er, soot•i•est.
1. covered or blackened with soot.
2. consisting of or resembling soot.
3. of a black or dusky color.
[1200–50]
soot′i•ly, adv.
soot′i•ness, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Adj. | 1. | sooty - of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal achromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white" |
| 2. | sooty - covered with or as if with soot; "a sooty chimney" dirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
sooty
adjectiveThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
أسْوَد كالشُّحارمُلَوَّث بالشُّحار
černý jako sazečerný od sazí
sodetsodfarvet
kormos
kolsvartursótugur
čierny ako sadzačierny od sadze
is gibiislikurumlusimsiyah
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sooty
adj (+er) → rußig; buildings covered with a sooty deposit → mit einer Rußschicht bedeckte Gebäude; a dull sooty black → ein trübes, rußfarbenes Schwarz; sooty particles → Rußpartikel pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sooty
[ˈsʊtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → fuligginoso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
soot
(sut) noun the black powder left after the burning of coal etc.
ˈsooty adjective1. covered with soot.
2. of the colour of soot.
ˈsootiness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.