What does smoky mean?
Definitions for smoky
ˈsmoʊ kismoky
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word smoky.
Princeton's WordNet
smokyadjective
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
"smoky rafters"; "smoky chimneys"; "a smoky fireplace"; "a smoky corridor"
smokyadjective
tasting of smoke
"smoky sausages"
Wiktionary
smokyadjective
Filled with smoke.
smokyadjective
Of a colour or colour pattern similar to that of smoke.
smokyadjective
Having flavour like smoke.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Smokyadjective
Etymology: from smoke.
O he’s as tedious
As a tir’d horse, or as a railing wife,
Worse than a smoky house. William Shakespeare.Victorious to the top aspires,
Involving all the wood in smoky fires. Dryden.London appears in a morning drowned in a black cloud, and all the day after smothered with smoky fog, the consequence whereof proves very offensive to the lungs. Gideon Harvey.
If blast septentrional with brushing wings
Sweep up the smoky mists, and vapours damp,
Then woe to mortals. Philips.Courtesy
Is sooner found in lowly sheds,
With smoky rafters, than in tap’stry halls
And courts of princes. John Milton.Morpheus, the humble god, that dwells
In cottages and smoky cells,
Hates gilded roofs and beds of down;
And though he fears no prince’s frown,
Flies from the circle of a crown. John Denham.
Webster Dictionary
Smoky
emitting smoke, esp. in large quantities or in an offensive manner; fumid; as, smoky fires
Smoky
having the appearance or nature of smoke; as, a smoky fog
Smoky
filled with smoke, or with a vapor resembling smoke; thick; as, a smoky atmosphere
Smoky
subject to be filled with smoke from chimneys or fireplace; as, a smoky house
Smoky
tarnished with smoke; noisome with smoke; as, smoky rafters; smoky cells
Smoky
suspicious; open to suspicion
Freebase
Smoky
Smoky, a Yorkshire Terrier, was a famous war dog who served in World War II. She weighed only 4 pounds and stood 7 inches tall. Smoky is credited with beginning a renewal of interest in the once obscure Yorkshire Terrier breed.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of smoky in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of smoky in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of smoky in a Sentence
Maybe put it in funky pony tails and go back to your child's stage or something like that to have a little fun with it, practice doing eyelashes, practice doing a cut crease, smoky eye, contouring your nose or overlining your lips. All the things that you have not wanted to try because you were so intimidated to, try because no one is going to see you.
This is the most impactful step our state can take to fight climate change, californians shouldn't have to worry if our cars are giving our kids asthma. Our cars shouldn't make wildfires worse — and create more days filled with smoky air. Cars shouldn't melt glaciers or raise sea levels threatening our cherished beaches and coastlines.
Man only goeth a godless way In his dark and smoky babels, Or builds him prisons wherein to pray, And serves not God but tables.
We've had more than twice as many smoky hours in 2019 than in any other season, and in fact, almost as many as all other years combined.
The bill will cut in half the nearly $ 12 billion deferred maintenance backlog in our parks, and Secretary Zinke has visited the Great Smoky Mountains National Park twice to discuss the importance of the bill, i'm grateful for Secretary Zinke service and appreciative of the work Secretary Zinke has done to help rebuild and restore our parks for generations to come.
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