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.
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Brigitte Bardot, the French actor, style icon, and animal activist who fixated the world with her insouciant, smoky-eyed sensuality, has died aged 91.
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Isobel Thompson, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025
Both of those latter cocktails are pure brightness, while the vanilla from the aged rum and the spice from the bitters in the Old Cuban moves it from poolside to inside as if under a slowly twisting ceiling fan in a smoky room, long narrow beams of light through the wooden shutters.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2025
This was a far cry from Iman’s makeup, which included her signature smoky eye, burgundy gloss, and razor-thin brows.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025
Kim rounded out her look with her signature rosy cheeks, smoky eye and neutral lip, while her hair was swept back into a tight ponytail.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
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Isobel Thompson, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025
Both of those latter cocktails are pure brightness, while the vanilla from the aged rum and the spice from the bitters in the Old Cuban moves it from poolside to inside as if under a slowly twisting ceiling fan in a smoky room, long narrow beams of light through the wooden shutters.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2025
This was a far cry from Iman’s makeup, which included her signature smoky eye, burgundy gloss, and razor-thin brows.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025
Kim rounded out her look with her signature rosy cheeks, smoky eye and neutral lip, while her hair was swept back into a tight ponytail.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for smoky
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“Smoky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoky. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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