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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Emitting smoke in profuse volume: a smoky stove.
  2. adj. Mixed or filled with smoke: smoky corridors.
  3. adj. Resembling smoke: a smoky haze.
  4. adj. Discolored or soiled with or as if with smoke: "The smoky Sicilian afternoon sun tinged the green landscape with red” ( Mario Puzo).
  5. adj. Tasting of smoke: smoky sausages.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Emitting smoke, especially much smoke; smoldering: as, smoky fires.
  2. Having the appearance or nature of smoke.
  3. Filled with smoke, or with a vapor resembling it; filled with a haze; hazy: as, a smoky atmosphere.
  4. Subject to be filled with smoke from the chimneys or fireplaces.
  5. Emitting smoke in an objectionable or troublesome way: said of chimneys, stoves, etc., sending out smoke, at fireplaces and pipe-holes, into the house, because of poor draft.
  6. Stained or tarnished with smoke.
  7. Quick to smoke an idea; keen to smell out a secret; suspicious.
  8. Of the color of smoke; of a grayish-brown color.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Filled with smoke.
  2. adj. Of a colour or colour pattern similar to that of smoke.
  3. adj. Having flavour like smoke.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Emitting smoke, esp. in large quantities or in an offensive manner; fumid.
  2. adj. Having the appearance or nature of smoke.
  3. adj. Filled with smoke, or with a vapor resembling smoke; thick.
  4. adj. Subject to be filled with smoke from chimneys or fireplace.
  5. adj. Tarnished with smoke; noisome with smoke
  6. adj. Suspicious; open to suspicion.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. tasting of smoke
  2. adj. marked by or emitting or filled with smoke

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