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smokily
adverb
uk /ˈsməʊ.kəl.i/ us /ˈsmoʊ.kəl.i/
smokilyadverb (WITH/LIKE SMOKE)
producing a lot of smoke:
A coal fire burned smokily in the grate.
She watched the bus move smokily up the hill.
in a way that has the flavour or colour of smoke:
Juicy minced lamb with olives, apricots, and coriander is cooked in a smokily reduced tomato sauce.
She ladled out bowls of smokily seasoned brown stew.
He stared at her with his smokily blue eyes.
The tent gave us no trouble, and the fire lit easily, if smokily.
The candles were flickering smokily about her.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Products of fire
ash
ashy
belch
burn something to a cinder
cinder
clinker
ember
fumes
haze
smoke
smokeless
smoky
smut
soot
sooty
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smokilyadverb (OF MUSIC/VOICE)
in a way that sounds low and attractive:
The piece begins with stately classical chords over which a tenor-sax smokily weaves.
His smooth, velvety voice is still a thing of beauty, smokily tender and direct.
She is in the top 10 again with her smokily sexy new album.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Products of fire
ash
ashy
belch
burn something to a cinder
cinder
clinker
ember
fumes
haze
smoke
smokeless
smoky
smut
soot
sooty
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