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Sooty

Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot.

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Achromatic 84% connected

Free from color; transmitting light without decomposing it into its primary colors.

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Achromatic 84% connected

Free from color; transmitting light without decomposing it into its primary colors.

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Dirty 84% connected

Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.

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Dirty 84% connected

Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.

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Neutral 84% connected

Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.

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Neutral 84% connected

Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.

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Soiled 84% connected

of Soil

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Soiled 84% connected

of Soil

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Unclean 84% connected

Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

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Unclean 84% connected

Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

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Crock 74% connected

The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut; also, coloring matter which rubs off from c…

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Crock 74% connected

The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut; also, coloring matter which rubs off from c…

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Sootiness 74% connected

The quality or state of being sooty; fuliginousness.

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Sootiness 74% connected

The quality or state of being sooty; fuliginousness.

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Coal-black 92% connected

As black as coal; jet black; very black.

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Jet 92% connected

Same as 2d Get.

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Jet-black 92% connected

Black as jet; deep black.

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Pitchy 92% connected

Partaking of the qualities of pitch; resembling pitch.

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