Definition of SOOTY

sooty

Adjective Satellite

  • of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
  • covered with or as if with soot
    • "a sooty chimney"

Adj

  • Of, relating to, or producing soot.
  • Soiled with soot
  • Of the color of soot.
  • Dark-skinned; black.

Verb

  • To blacken or make dirty with soot.

Adjective

  • Covered with or resembling soot; blackish.

Examples

  • After a long Scrabble session, his mind felt sooty with discarded word ideas.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English sooty, soty, equivalent to soot + -y. Probably influenced by similar Middle English suti (“dirty, filthy”), derived from the same root as Old English besūtian (“to befoul”).

Synonyms

coal-black, jet, jet-black, pitchy, black, dusky, inky, sable, swarthy

Scrabble Score: 8

sooty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sooty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sooty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

sooty: valid Words With Friends Word