sootier; sootiest
1
a
: of, relating to, or producing soot
b
: soiled with soot
2
: of the color of soot
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By the closer — a grim, sooty final reckoning with the events of June 13 — the colourful escapism of the Uphaar’s Bollywood posters suddenly looks half a world away.
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Mike McCahill, Variety, 17 Jan. 2023
Carbon condenses into sooty dust in the rapidly whirling wind, which glows in infrared light that is invisible to the human eye.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Oct. 2022
Its borders seem to expand as trash bags begin appearing on the Badris’ property, and shots of swarming flies and sooty skies turn practically malevolent.
—Vulture, 16 July 2022
The Persian Polymath Avicenna compared the urine of newly pregnant women to chickpea water, which turned red in the later stages and a black, sooty color after childbirth.
—Holly Barker, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2022
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Mike McCahill, Variety, 17 Jan. 2023
Carbon condenses into sooty dust in the rapidly whirling wind, which glows in infrared light that is invisible to the human eye.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Oct. 2022
Its borders seem to expand as trash bags begin appearing on the Badris’ property, and shots of swarming flies and sooty skies turn practically malevolent.
—Vulture, 16 July 2022
The Persian Polymath Avicenna compared the urine of newly pregnant women to chickpea water, which turned red in the later stages and a black, sooty color after childbirth.
—Holly Barker, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2022
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“Sooty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sooty. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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