Definitions for: Sooty

[adj] of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal

Webster (1913) Definition: Soot"y, a. [Compar Sootier; superl. Sootiest.] [AS.
s?tig. See Soot.]
1. Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot.
``Fire of sooty coal.'' --Milton.

2. Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous;
dusky; dark. ``The grisly legions that troop under the
sooty flag of Acheron.'' --Milton.

Sooty albatross (Zo["o]l.), an albatross ({Ph[oe]betria
fuliginosa}) found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean; -- called
also nellie.

Sooty tern (Zo["o]l.), a tern (Sterna fuliginosa) found
chiefly in tropical seas.

Soot"y, v. t.
To black or foul with soot. [R.]

Sootied with noisome smoke. --Chapman.

Synonyms: achromatic, coal-black, jet, jet-black, pitchy

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