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sootiness

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soot⋅y

  [soot-ee, soo-tee]
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–adjective, soot⋅i⋅er, soot⋅i⋅est.
1. covered, blackened, or smirched with soot.
2. consisting of or resembling soot.
3. of a black, blackish, or dusky color.
Origin:
1200–50; ME; see soot, -y 1

Related forms:
soot⋅i⋅ly, adverb
soot⋅i⋅ness, noun
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soot·y   (sŏŏt'ē, sōō'tē)   
adj.   soot·i·er, soot·i·est

  1. Covered with or as if with soot.

  2. Of or producing soot.

  3. Blackish or dusky in color.

soot'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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