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English word origin

Etymology of smoky

From Middle English smoke, smokei, smoki, smokie, smoky, equivalent to smoke + -y (adjectival suffix). Doublet of Samoki.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Filled with smoke. · Filled with or enveloped in tobacco smoke. · Giving off smoke. · Of a colour or colour pattern similar to that of smoke.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English smoke, smokei, smoki, smokie, smoky, equivalent to smoke + -y (adjectival suffix). Doublet of Samoki.

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