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SMOKY
smoky
(adjective) marked by or emitting or filled with smoke; “smoky rafters”; “smoky chimneys”; “a smoky fireplace”; “a smoky corridor”
smoky
(adjective) tasting of smoke; “smoky sausages”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
smoky (comparative smokier, superlative smokiest)
Filled with smoke.
Filled with or enveloped in tobacco smoke.
Giving off smoke.
Of a colour or colour pattern similar to that of smoke.
Having a flavour or odour like smoke; flavoured with smoke.
Resembling or composed of smoke.
Blackened by smoke.
(of a person's voice) Having a deep, raspy quality, often as a result of smoking tobacco.
Attractive in a sensual way; sultry.
(music) Having a dark, thick, bass sound.
(obsolete) Giving off steam or vapour.
(obsolete) Obscuring or insubstantial like smoke.
(obsolete) Suspicious; open to suspicion; jealous.
Synonyms
• (resembling or composed of smoke): fumid, fumous
Source: Wiktionary
Smok"y, a. [Compar. Smokier; superl. 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." Shak.
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. [Obs.] Foote. Smoky quartz (Min.), a variety of quartz crystal of a pale to dark smoky-brown color. See Quartz.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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