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Definition of sooty:
Synonyms:
colors, resiny, onyx, ebony, sable, pitch-black, jet-black, achromatic, tarry, ebon, coal-black, pitchy, resinous, jetty, jet.
Usage examples:
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It was at the back of the house, and looked out on a strip of garden- London garden- a close- shut dungeon for nature, where stunted trees and drooping flowers seemed visibly pining for the free air and sunlight of the country, in their sooty atmosphere, amid their prison of high brick walls.
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There are good times somewhere, only they don't get into the Buildings," and with a look at the sooty walls and the dirty passage she followed her mother slowly up the stairs, and took her three winkles and the big slice of bread and dripping, which she and Orlando were to share, into the corner.
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A moving cloud of sooty smoke floated above them, and he knew that a west- bound train was pulling out of the station.