reechy
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈriːtʃi/
- UK
:
sucio
- She wiped the reechy windowpane, revealing the sunlight outside.
Examples
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The miners emerged from the tunnels, their faces reechy from the coal dust.
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The chimney was reechy after years of use.
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After years of burning wood, the fireplace became reechy and needed a thorough cleaning.
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The reechy walls of the old factory were covered in soot.
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The old fireplace left reechy marks on the ceiling that were hard to clean.
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After years of use, the walls of the kitchen became reechy from the smoke of cooking.
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The reechy atmosphere of the abandoned building was evident from the dark stains on the walls.
Synonyms
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1.0
Filled with smoke so the air looks cloudy and smells of smoke
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3.4
Full of smoke from cigarettes or fire
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3.2
Black or dark from fine dust left by fire
Containing smoke or strong fumes that make breathing hard
Antonyms
How Sooty
Surface Forms
Morphology
reechy = reech (transparent) = reech + y
Formed from 'reech' (smoke/soot) + '-y' meaning 'characterized by', so 'covered with smoke/soot' is directly predictable.
Etymology
The word reechy comes from the old word reek, which meant 'smoke' and later 'stink'. So something reechy is covered with smoke or soot and looks dirty.