sootier; sootiest
1
a
: of, relating to, or producing soot
b
: soiled with soot
2
: of the color of soot
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Black carbon is a dark, sooty byproduct of burning fossil fuels.
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Jillian Mock, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2019
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.
—Mike McCahill, Variety, 17 Jan. 2023
The research team who made this discovery, which was described in the journal Animal Behaviour, studied vervet monkeys and sooty mangabeys in the Ivory Coast's Tai National Park.
—Jennifer Welsh, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2010
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
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Jillian Mock, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2019
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.
—Mike McCahill, Variety, 17 Jan. 2023
The research team who made this discovery, which was described in the journal Animal Behaviour, studied vervet monkeys and sooty mangabeys in the Ivory Coast's Tai National Park.
—Jennifer Welsh, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2010
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
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“Sooty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sooty. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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