variants
or less commonly smokey
smokier; smokiest
1
: emitting smoke especially in large quantities
a smoky fireplace
2
a
: having the characteristics of or resembling smoke
a smoky haze
b
: suggestive of smoke especially in flavor or odor
3
a
: filled with smoke
a smoky room
b
: made dark or black by or as if by smoke
4
: having a low throaty quality
a smoky voice
Examples of smoky in a Sentence
Her dress was a smoky blue.
Her smoky voice drew me in.
She gave him a smoky look.
Recent Examples on the Web
Servers whiz by, dropping off plates in waves: what’s-not-to-like hunks of chicken karaage fried in rippling batter, smoky lamb chops, precisely triangular oshizushi crowned with mackerel, a warming finish of chazuke (rice in dashi) flecked with king salmon.
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Spanish chorizo is cured and smoked (technically fully cooked), pleasantly smoky and firm in texture.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Spanish chorizo is cured and smoked (technically fully cooked), pleasantly smoky and firm in texture.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Smoky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoky. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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