sooty

Definition

Of, relating to, or producing soot.

Etymology

From Middle English sooty, soty, equivalent to soot + -y. Probably influenced by similar Middle English suti (“dirty, filthy”), derived from the same root as Old English besūtian (“to befoul”).

Example Sentences

• "Fire of sooty coal."
• "The white faience façade, the glazed Doultonware Carrera marble, was made locally. And being glazed, it was impervious to London's sooty atmosphere, enabling easier cleaning."
• "The grisly legions that troop under the sooty flag of Acheron."