SINCE 1828
sooty
adjective
\ ˈsu̇-tē
, ˈsə-, ˈsü-\
, ˈsə-, ˈsü-\
sootier;
sootiest
Definition of sooty
1a
: of, relating to, or producing soot
b
: soiled with soot
2
: of the color of soot
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Other Words from sooty
sootily
\ ˈsu̇-tə-lē
, ˈsə- , ˈsü- \
adverb
, ˈsə- , ˈsü- \
adverb
sootiness
\ ˈsu̇-tē-nəs
, ˈsə- , ˈsü- \
noun
, ˈsə- , ˈsü- \
noun
Examples of sooty in a Sentence
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Next door, in Sunder Nursery, the trust has converted 90 acres (36 hectares) of abandoned land into the sooty capital’s first new park in years, laid out as a classical Persian garden. — The Economist, "India’s magnificent stepwells are relics of a nuanced history," 13 July 2019 Researchers followed a group of approximately 60 wild sooty mangabeys, small furry monkeys with light-colored eyelids and long slender arms and legs, in the tropical rainforest of Taï National Park in Ivory Coast. — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, "Anthrax-carrying flies follow monkeys through the forest," 12 July 2019 Working-class neighborhoods in the valley were left to cope with living next to sooty factories, unregulated landfills and polluted waterways. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "Burning River legacy: Towpath Trail spurs rediscovery of Cuyahoga Valley, erasing east-west divide," 9 June 2019 The sooty air stings throats and wafts into the gleaming modern office buildings in the center of town and into the blocky, Soviet-style apartment towers that sprawl toward the mountains on the city’s edges. — Beth Gardiner, National Geographic, "Kids suffer most in one of Earth's most polluted cities," 26 Mar. 2019 The fuel mix was now richer in oxygen, the burn cleaner and less sooty, more powerful. — Oliver Morton, WIRED, "The Beauty and Madness of Sending a Man to the Moon," 4 June 2019 For 25-year-old beloved K-pop star Taemin, sooty black shadow diffused on the outer corners of his lids has helped emphasize his signature duality. — Devon Abelman, Allure, "Why Taemin Won't Apologize For His Androgynous Aesthetic Anymore," 15 Mar. 2019 Further Reading Singed and sooty, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket still looked brilliant Monday On Tuesday, the flurry of activity continued when an Ariane 5 rocket lofted two large satellites to geostationary transfer orbit. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "SpaceX launches 2.5 tons of cargo to the ISS, but … [Updated]," 5 Dec. 2018 Fifty floors up, facing east, a pair of large horizontal windows were punched out, and the glass and metal facade above appeared scorched and sooty. — John Leland And Luis Ferre-sadurni, BostonGlobe.com, "Art collector, bon vivant dies in Trump Tower home he couldn’t sell," 9 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sooty.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for sooty
sooty
adjective
\ ˈsu̇-tē
, ˈsə-\
, ˈsə-\
sootier;
sootiest
Kids Definition of sooty
1
: covered with soot
sooty hands
2
: like soot in color
a sooty bird
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