# sooty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsʊti/ · frequency rank #52,639

## Definitions
1. Of, relating to, or producing soot.
2. Soiled with soot
3. Of the color of soot.
4. Dark-skinned; black.

## Etymology
From Middle English sooty, soty, equivalent to soot + -y. Probably influenced by similar Middle English suti (“dirty, filthy”), derived from the same root as Old English besūtian (“to befoul”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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