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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