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smoky

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smok·y  (smk)
adj. smok·i·er, smok·i·est
1. Emitting smoke in profuse volume: a smoky stove.
2. Mixed or filled with smoke: smoky corridors.
3. Resembling smoke: a smoky haze.
4. Discolored or soiled with or as if with smoke: "The smoky Sicilian afternoon sun tinged the green landscape with red" (Mario Puzo).
5. Tasting of smoke: smoky sausages.

smoki·ly adv.
smoki·ness n.

smoky [ˈsməʊkɪ]
adj smokier, smokiest
1. emitting, containing, or resembling smoke
2. emitting smoke excessively or in the wrong place a smoky fireplace
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of or tinged with the colour smoke a smoky cat
4. (Cookery) having the flavour of having been cured by smoking
5. made dark, dirty, or hazy by smoke
smokily  adv
smokiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.smoky - marked by or emitting or filled with smoke; "smoky rafters"; "smoky chimneys"; "a smoky fireplace"; "a smoky corridor"
smokeless - emitting or containing little or no smoke; "smokeless factory stacks"; "smokeless fuel"; "a smokeless environment"
2.smoky - tasting of smoke; "smoky sausages"
tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"

smoky smokey
adjective
1. thick, murky, hazy, reeky the extremely smoky atmosphere at work
2. grey, dark grey, slate-grey, dark He had smoky grey-blue eyes.
Translations
smoky [ˈsməʊkɪ] ADJ (smokier (compar) (smokiest (superl))) [chimney, fire] → humeante, que humea; [room, atmosphere] → lleno de humo; [flavour, surface etc] → ahumado
it's smoky in hereaquí hay mucho humo
smoky [ˈsməʊki] adjenfumé(e)
smoky
adj (+er) chimney, firerauchend; room, atmosphereverraucht; (= stained by smoke)verräuchert; (= like smoke) flavourrauchig; colourrauchfarben; smoky glassRauchglas nt

smoky:
smoky bacon
smoky blue
adjrauchblau
smoky grey, (US) smoky gray
adjrauchgrau
smoky [ˈsməʊkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (chimney, fire) → fumoso/a, che fa fumo; (room, atmosphere) → fumoso/a, pieno/a di fumo; (flavour) → affumicato/a


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The Fisherman took the net and the fish to the cave, a dark, gloomy, smoky place.
In the late afternoon in the hot summers when the road and the fields are covered with dust, a smoky haze lies over the great flat basin of land.
But presently I came to a smoky light proceeding from a low, wide building, the door of which stood invitingly open.
 
 
 
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