smog·gy

[smog-ee, smaw-gee]
adjective, smog·gi·er, smog·gi·est.
full of or characterized by smog.

Origin:
1925–30; smog + -y1

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smog (smɒɡ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a mixture of smoke, fog, and chemical fumes
 
[C20: from sm(oke + f)og1]
 
'smoggy
 
adj

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Smoggy is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
They don't seem to mind the smoggy air in a big city.
They didn't seem to mind the smoggy air in a big city.
The city is at its best from early autumn to late spring, when the skies are
  less smoggy.
In addition, in cities with air quality problems, lowering the ambient
  temperature reduces the episode of smoggy days.
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