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smoggy

/ˈsmɒ.ɡi/

smoggy adjective: having smog.

Adjective

smoggy (comparative smoggier, superlative smoggiest)

  1. Having smog.
    • It was another smoggy day in Los Angeles.
    • In Los Angeles, that means relatively cool with few temperature inversions that trap the gases that help make the region the smoggiest in the country.1999 May 9, Barbara Whitaker, “Los Angeles Loses Dubious Distinction: Worst Summer Smog Day”, in The New York Times

Noun capitalized: Smoggy

Smoggy (plural Smoggies)

  1. (derogatory, sometimes) A person from Middlesbrough.

Forms of smoggy

Adjective
comparativesmoggier
superlativesmoggiest
Noun
pluralSmoggies

Origin of smoggy

From smog + -y.

From smog, the fumes given off from large industrial areas and buildings, for which Middlesbrough is famous.

Words formed from smoggy

Words that rhyme with smoggy

2 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about smoggy

What does smoggy mean?
Smoggy means having smog.
What part of speech is smoggy?
Smoggy can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce smoggy?
Smoggy is pronounced /ˈsmɒ.ɡi/.

Words near smoggy in the dictionary

  1. Smoggies
  2. smoggiest
  3. smoggily
  4. smogginess
  5. smogging
  6. smoggy
  7. smogless
  8. smoglessness
  9. smogs
  10. smokability
  11. smokable

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