smoaky
smoaky is the obsolete spelling of smoky.
Meaning of smoky
Adjective
smoky (comparative smokier, superlative smokiest)
- Filled with smoke.
- a smoky cabin
- Giving off smoke.
- a smoky oil lamp
- Of a colour or colour pattern similar to that of smoke.
- The Piſmire kinde of Aetius hath a ſmoky body, an aſh-coloured neck, and the back as it were adorned with ſtars.1658, Tho. Mouffet [i.e., Thomas Muffet, et al.], “The Theater of Insects: Or, Lesser Living Creatures. […]. Chapter XII. Of Spiders That Are Hurtful, or Phalangia.”, in J[ohn] R[owland], transl....
- Having a flavour or odour like smoke; flavoured with smoke.
- a smoky whisky
- Resembling or composed of smoke.
- And let thy muſtie vapours march ſo thicke,
That in their ſmoakie rankes, his ſmothred light
May ſet at noone, and make perpetuall night.1594, William Shakespeare, Lucrece (First Quarto), London: […] Richard Field, for Iohn Harrison, […], →OCLC, signature F3, verso
- And let thy muſtie vapours march ſo thicke,
Forms of smoaky
| comparative | more smoaky |
|---|---|
| superlative | most smoaky |
Questions about smoaky
- What is smoaky the obsolete spelling of?
- Smoaky is the obsolete spelling of smoky.
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