- sooty
- adjective (sootier; -est) Date: 13th century 1. a. of, relating to, or producing soot b. soiled with soot 2. of the color of soot • sootily adverb • sootiness noun
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Sooty — is a British glove puppet and TV character popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and other countries. The children s television show which bears the same name and has featured the character since the 1950s was, according… … Wikipedia
Sooty — Soot y, a. [Compar. {Sootier}; superl. {Sootiest}.] [AS. s?tig. See {Soot}.] 1. Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot. Fire of sooty coal. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sooty — Soot y, v. t. To black or foul with soot. [R.] [1913 Webster] Sootied with noisome smoke. Chapman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sooty — mid 13c., from SOOT (Cf. soot) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Sootiness … Etymology dictionary
sooty — ► ADJECTIVE (sootier, sootiest) ▪ covered with or coloured like soot … English terms dictionary
sooty — [soot′ē, so͞ot′ē] adj. sootier, sootiest [ME < OE sotig: see SOOT & Y2] 1. of, like, or covered with, soot 2. dark or black like soot sootiness n … English World dictionary
Sooty & Co. — Infobox Television show name = Sooty Co. format = Children s runtime = 30 minutes creator = Matthew Corbett starring = Matthew Corbett country = UK network = ITV first aired = September 61993 last aired = November 301998 preceded by = The Sooty… … Wikipedia
Sooty — Erdfarbener mit Smutty Gen Smutty (auch Sooty) nennt man ein Gen, das die Farbe eines Pferdes durch die Einmischung schwarzer Haare verändert. Pferde mit diesem Gen sehen aus, als hätten sie auf dem Rücken dunkle Schmutzflecken. Manchmal kann das … Deutsch Wikipedia
sooty — n British a black or coloured person, an Arab. The racist epithet is derived from the colour of soot and the name of a glove puppet of a yellow bear, a popular figure in chil dren s entertainment, especially televi sion, since the 1950s. Although … Contemporary slang
sooty — [[t]s ʊti[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is sooty is covered with soot. Their uniforms are torn and sooty … English dictionary
sooty — adj. Sooty is used with these nouns: ↑chimney … Collocations dictionary
