Definition of sooty
sootier
;sootiest
1a : of, relating to, or producing sootb : soiled with soot
2 : of the color of soot
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Some of the plant sap and insect excreta drop on the foliage to provide a substrate for the sooty mold fungus that now coats the leaves of your allamanda.
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Howard said that three or four sooty terns (seabirds) working a weedline is often a good sign of dolphin.
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Unhallowed Metropolis is a tabletop roleplaying game set in a dim and sooty future.
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13th Century
First Known Use of sooty
13th century
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sootier
;sootiest
1 : covered with soot sooty hands
2 : like soot in color a sooty bird
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