smokish

adj

smokish

adj

Etymology From Middle English smokish (also smekissh), equivalent to smoke + -ish.

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Characteristic of or resembling smoke

  • He was burning from the inside out. His breath came hard, in smokish bursts.2014, Jill Stephenson, Shelter:
  • At first we see only the fabric, an expanse of smokish blue.2017, Josefine Klougart, Of Darkness, page 9:
Related terms
smokelike, smoky

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