sooty

Definitions

Covered or blackened with soot.

Of the color of soot; dark or dusky.

Examples

The chimney sweep emerged from the fireplace with a face covered in sooty grime.

We sat by the hearth and watched the sooty embers glow in the dying fire.

The old factory walls were stained with a thick, sooty residue from years of heavy production.

Synonyms

smudgy grimy blackened dirty smoky filthy dusty

Antonyms

clean spotless pristine stainless immaculate unsoiled bright