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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Make sure to soak the peas overnight before combining them with all of the other smoky and savory ingredients.
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Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 13 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.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2025
Putting the finishing touch on a nighttime look with a little edge—the glittery shades are a perfect match for chainmail, while smoky mattes play well with velvet and leather.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2025
Patrons lounged in a smoky daze; men wearing fedoras played mah-jongg.
—Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
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Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 13 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.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2025
Putting the finishing touch on a nighttime look with a little edge—the glittery shades are a perfect match for chainmail, while smoky mattes play well with velvet and leather.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2025
Patrons lounged in a smoky daze; men wearing fedoras played mah-jongg.
—Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 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 17 Dec. 2025.
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