sooty

• Refere-se a algo coberto de fuligem, ou semelhante a ela: substância preta e pulverulenta produzida pela combustão incompleta. Também pode indicar algo muito escuro ou sujo, com aspecto enegrecido.

Describes something covered with or resembling soot, a black powdery substance produced by incomplete combustion.

1. Black as coalB2formal

   Of a very dark, black color, resembling jet or coal.

   Preto como carvão

   • The cat had a sooty black coat that gleamed in the moonlight.
   • The sky turned a sooty gray before the storm.
   • He wore a sooty black suit to the funeral.

   Sinônimosblackcoal-blackebonyinkyjet-blackpitch-blacksable

   Antônimosmilkysnowywhite

2. Covered with sootB2formal

   Having a layer of black carbon dust, typically from smoke or fire.

   Coberto de fuligem

   • The chimney sweep's face was sooty after a long day's work.
   • The old fireplace left the walls sooty and stained.
   • She wiped the sooty residue from the window sill.

   Sinônimosblackenedgrimysmutty

   Antônimoscleanspotless