smoggy

adjective

smog·​gy ˈsmä-gē How to pronounce smoggy (audio)
ˈsmȯ-
smoggier; smoggiest
: characterized by or abounding in smog
a smoggy haze
smoggy freeways

Examples of smoggy in a Sentence

it was hard to see through the smoggy afternoon sky
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The district has issued 10 of those in 2024, and the thickness of the high pressure created at least a chance that Wednesday may be smoggy, too. Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024 In the images, my retinas were smoggy yellow orbs, threaded with red veins like the spindly branches of dead trees. Katie Gutierrez, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024 Air quality in many of China’s famously smoggy cities has improved measurably. Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2018 One is an orbiter, looking for the best places to find life on Titan in greater detail than before, while the other would place an actual drone into Titan’s atmosphere to explore the smoggy world. John Wenz, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2017 See all Example Sentences for smoggy 

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of smoggy was in 1905

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“Smoggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoggy. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

smoggy

adjective
smog·​gy ˈsmäg-ē How to pronounce smoggy (audio)
 also  ˈsmȯg-ē
smoggier; smoggiest
: having a lot of smog
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