Smoky — Smok y, a. [Compar. {Smokier}; superl. {Smokiest}.] 1. Emitting smoke, esp. in large quantities or in an offensive manner; fumid; as, smoky fires. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the appearance or nature of smoke; as, a smoky fog. Unlustrous as the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Smoky — may refer to: * The condition of being marked by or filled with smoke. * Smoky, a war dog in World War II.ee also* Smokey * Smokie *Old Smoky … Wikipedia
smoky — [smō′kē] adj. smokier, smokiest 1. giving off smoke, esp. excessive smoke 2. like, of, or as of smoke [a smoky haze] 3. filled with smoke 4. having the color of smoke 5. flavored by smoking … English World dictionary
smoky — index indistinct Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
smoky — early 14c., from SMOKE (Cf. smoke) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Of flavors, from 1540s; of colors, from 1550s … Etymology dictionary
smoky — is spelt without an e … Modern English usage
smoky — [adj] hazy, sooty begrimed, black, burning, caliginous, dingy, fumy, gray, grimy, messy, murky, reeking, silvery, smoke colored, smoldering, thick, vaporous; concepts 485,618 Ant. clean, clear, unpolluted … New thesaurus
smoky — ► ADJECTIVE (smokier, smokiest) 1) producing, filled with, or resembling smoke. 2) having the taste or aroma of smoked food. DERIVATIVES smokily adverb smokiness noun … English terms dictionary
smoky — [[t]smo͟ʊki[/t]] smokier, smokiest also smokey 1) ADJ GRADED A place that is smoky has a lot of smoke in the air. His main problem was the extremely smoky atmosphere at work. 2) ADJ: ADJ n, ADJ colour You can use smoky to describe something that… … English dictionary
smoky — UK [ˈsməʊkɪ] / US [ˈsmoʊkɪ] adjective Word forms smoky : adjective smoky comparative smokier superlative smokiest 1) with a lot of smoke in the air 2) light grey in colour smoky blue glass 3) tasting or smelling of smoke a smoky flavour 4) a… … English dictionary