| Sooty 1. (superl.) of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot. 2. (superl.) Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous; dusky; dark. 3. (v. t.) To black or foul with soot. Thesaurus Entries besmirched, blotchy, dingy, dirty, dusty, fuliginous, grimy, grubby, grungy, messy, miry, muddy, murky, scruffy, slovenly, smirched, smirchy, smoky, smudgy, smutchy, smutty, snuffy, untidy |