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coaly
adjective
uk /ˈkəʊ.li/ us /ˈkoʊ.li/
containing or consisting of coal, or like coal in appearance:
The space in front of the mine was covered with coaly mud.
The building loomed up before them, a coaly sillhouette.
The town now has a clean sandy beach instead of mud, pebbles, and coaly cliffs.
The presence of coaly particles in the sandstones indicates a rapid and short-lived coalification event soon after deposition.
Those were the days when London was scarcely inhabitable because of the coaly foulness of its air.
She looked tired, with coaly smudges under her eyes.
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