1. covered with or resembling soot; black with dirt or grime

Examples

• The fireplace left sooty marks on the white wall.
• After working in the coal mine, his face was sooty and streaked with dirt.
• The old chimney released sooty smoke into the air.
• She wiped the sooty residue from the candle holder.
• The sooty windows needed a thorough cleaning.
• His sooty fingerprints were visible on the door handle.