sootily
In blackened manner
Sootily means in a manner covered with or resembling soot—the black residue from burning.
The word describes how something appears darkened or smudged: Smoke rose sootily from the old chimney.
It can also suggest a grimy or dingy quality: The windows were sootily streaked.
Blurred by contact
- darkenedMade less bright
- blackenedDarkened by burning
- streakedMarked with bands
- smearedSpread carelessly across
discolored · stained · tarnished · dingy · grimy · filthy · grubby · sullied
Burned until black
- scorchedBurned on surface
- burntDamaged by heat
- singedSuperficially burned
- smolderingBurning slowly, no flame
ashy · cindery · carbonized
smudged
Blurred by contact
smeared · discolored · stained · tarnished · dingy · grimy · filthy · grubby · sullied · besmirched
charred
Burned until black
smoldering · ashy · cindery · carbonized
chimney
Vertical smoke passage
- fireplaceIndoor structure for burning
- campfireOutdoor fire for gathering
- woodstoveEnclosed firebox for heating
flue · exhaust · fumes · smog · tobacco · incense · peat · hickory · mesquite · coal
sootilycleanly
In a neat manner
spotlessly · immaculately · purely · pristinely · sanitarily
sootilybrightly
With much light
luminously · sparklingly · radiantly · clearly · shinily