smok´i|ness

smok´i|ness
smok|y «SMOH kee», adjective, smok|i|er, smok|i|est.
1. a) giving off much smoke: »

a smoky fire.

b) tending to send smoke out into the room: »

a smoky fireplace.

2. full of smoke: »

a smoky room.

3. darkened or stained with smoke: »

the smoky buildings of a great industrial city.

SYNONYM(S): sooty.
4. like smoke or suggesting smoke: »

a smoky gray, a smoky taste.

smok´i|ly, adverb.
smok´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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