smoky
pronunciation
How to pronounce smoky in British English:
UK [ˈsməʊki]
How to pronounce smoky in American English:
US [ˈsmoʊki]
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- Adjective:
- marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
- tasting of smoke
Word Origin
- smoky (adj.)
- early 14c., "emitting smoke," from smoke (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "filled with smoke" and meaning "resembling smoke" are from late 14c. Of flavors, from 1540s; of colors, from 1550s. Related: Smokiness.
Example
- 1. And instead of being powered by smoky little petrol engines , they are driven electrically .
- 2. Spotting a smoky vehicle is trickier than it sounds .
- 3. He said that the inside of the hotel was still smoky and there were four other westerners being taken out from the back who were " barely moving " .
- 4. The smoky kohl liner they wore served both practical and ritualistic purposes .
- 5. Turn the image 180 degrees for a weird pink smoky ...... thing , too .