sooty-black
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4.7
- adjective
- /ˈsuːti blæk/
- The child's fingers were covered in sooty-black dirt after playing near the fireplace.
Examples
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After the fire, the walls were stained sooty-black, leaving a mark of the devastating flames.
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Touch of sooty black through that lash line.
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The artist chose a sooty-black paint to capture the depth of the night sky in her mural.
Synonyms
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1.0
Covered in dirt or soot so it looks dark
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2.8
Very dark in color like black ink
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3.9
Very black like coal or a dark night
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2.8
A very dark colour like shiny coal
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3.2
Black or dark from fine dust left by fire
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2.8
Very dark like the color of coal
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3.9
A very dark black color like deep night
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4.1
A very deep black color like coal
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3.3
Very dark like black ink
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1.1
A little dark in color, like very dark grey
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3.2
Very dark black like raven feathers in the sun
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7.9
Completely black like coal
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9.9
Very dark, almost black, in color or very sad and gloomy
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4.9
A very dark color like the black dust from a fire
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5.5
Very black in color like dust left by a fire
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Etymology
The word sooty-black comes from soot, the black powder left by fire, and black, so it means 'as black as soot'. That's why we use it for something with a deep, dark black color.