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Vocabulary Entry
sooty
|adjective • noun
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A
adjective
Covered with or resembling soot; dark or dirty.
Example Sentences
"The chimney was sooty from years of use."
"She wore a sooty apron after cooking over the open flame."
"The artist used sooty charcoal to create dramatic shadows."
N
noun
A black powdery substance produced by the incomplete burning of organic matter.
Example Sentences
"The fireplace was filled with a layer of soot."
"After the fire, the walls were stained with soot."
"The mechanic cleaned the soot from the engine."