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Sooty vs Sootily - What's the difference?

sooty | sootily |

As an adjective sooty

is of, relating to, or producing soot.

As a verb sooty

is to blacken or make dirty with soot.

As an adverb sootily is

in a sooty manner.

sooty

English

Adjective

(er)
  • of, relating to, or producing soot
  • * Milton
  • Fire of sooty coal.
  • soiled with soot
  • of the color of soot
  • * Milton
  • The grisly legions that troop under the sooty flag of Acheron.

    Derived terms

    * sooty albatross * sooty tern

    Verb

  • To blacken or make dirty with soot.
  • * Chapman
  • Sootied with noisome smoke.

    sootily

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a sooty manner.