smoky

Adjective
US[smoh-kee]/ˈsmoʊki/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)smokier, smokiest

  1. marked by or emitting or filled with smoke“smoky rafters”“smoky chimneys”“a smoky fireplace”“a smoky corridor”Opposite smokelessSimilar blackened, smoke-filled, smoking
  2. tasting of smoke“smoky sausages”Opposite tastelessSimilar tasty

Related words smoke noun, fume noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Smok′y adjective [Compar. Smokier; superlative Smokiest.]

1. Emitting smoke, esp. in large quantities or in an offensive manner; fumid; as, smoky fires.

2. Having the appearance or nature of smoke; as, a smoky fog. “Unlustrous as the smoky light.” William Shakespeare

3. Filled with smoke, or with a vapor resembling smoke; thick; as, a smoky atmosphere.

4. Subject to be filled with smoke from chimneys or fireplace; as, a smoky house.

5. Tarnished with smoke; noisome with smoke; as, smoky rafters; smoky cells.

6. Suspicious; open to suspicion. obsolete Samuel Foote

Smoky quartz Mineralogy, a variety of quartz crystal of a pale to dark smoky-brown color. See Quartz.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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