Smoky
Famous bear's name
Smoky describes something filled with, producing, or resembling smoke: a smoky bar, smoky exhaust.
The word extends to flavors imparted by smoke: smoky bacon, smoky whiskey.
Smoky colors are grayish or hazy, like smoke itself: smoky quartz, smoky blue eyes.
A smoky voice is husky or rough-edged.
Neutral achromatic hue
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- duskyPartially shadowed, darkish
- darkAbsence of light
ashen · sooty · slate · silvery · misty · foggy · overcast · murky
Slow-cook over coals
- mesquiteThorny desert legume
- hickoryDense North American hardwood
- chipotleSmoke-dried jalapeño pepper
- baconCured smoked pork
mezcal · paprika · charred · grilled · cured · wood-fired · brisket · jerky
Emitting pleasant smell
- scentedHaving added fragrance
- woodsyResembling forested areas
- earthyCoarse and unpretentious
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
aromatic · incense · sandalwood · cedar · pine · resinous · tobacco · cigar
gray
Neutral achromatic hue
dark · ashen · sooty · slate · silvery · misty · foggy · overcast · murky · dim
barbecue
Slow-cook over coals
bacon · mezcal · paprika · charred · grilled · cured · wood-fired · brisket · jerky · kippered
fragrant
Emitting pleasant smell
pungent · aromatic · incense · sandalwood · cedar · pine · resinous · tobacco · cigar · peat
haze
Murky atmospheric suspension
chimney · fireplace · campfire · bonfire · billowing · wispy · curling · plume · clouded · visibility
husky
Rough-voiced or stocky
sultry · hoarse · deep · breathy · velvety · seductive · jazz · torch song · Lauren Bacall · lounge
- no smokingCigarette prohibition notice
- smoke alarmAirborne combustion sensor
- smoky eyesBlended dark eyeshadow technique
- smoke detectorsDevices sensing airborne combustion particles
- up in smokeDestroyed, wasted, ruined
- smoking gunIrrefutable proof of wrongdoing
smoke, smokes, smoked, smoking, smoker, smokers, smokiness, smokier, smokiest