Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being smoky.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being smoky.
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- noun The state or quality of being
smoky .
Etymologies
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Examples
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It looked spectacular and the smokiness from the grill added to the flavor.
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It looked spectacular and the smokiness from the grill added to the flavor.
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It looked spectacular and the smokiness from the grill added to the flavor.
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It really wasn’t a pretty meal, what with the rather sallow green complexion the soup ends up with and all, but it was hot, fragrant and comforting, with a deep smokiness from the ham and a lingering sweetness from the peas, carrots and parsnips.
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"Listen to yourself," she said in a voice which had begun to fade into a kind of smokiness, an opacity.
The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967
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The vocals: In prepping the world for this album, Tony Banks made a comment that Ray Wilson, in terms of vocal style, reminded him a bit of Peter Gabriel, and I do admit that I can hear it a bit in that Ray has a bit of the same hoarse "smokiness" that Peter did.
Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website 2010
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The vocals: In prepping the world for this album, Tony Banks made a comment that Ray Wilson, in terms of vocal style, reminded him a bit of Peter Gabriel, and I do admit that I can hear it a bit in that Ray has a bit of the same hoarse "smokiness" that Peter did.
Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website 2010
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The soundtrack is just clutch, any way you slice it; a jaunty Parisian number with a little bit of jazz smokiness, as we try and understand why these two men are hitchhiking.
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Success was achieved by arranging the sequence in which the different ingredients register their flavors: "We got the cranberry right and the chipotle right, so that first you get the sweetness of the cranberry, then the smokiness of the chili."
The Reigning Whiz of Artisanal Cheese J.S. Marcus 2012
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Just dial up the herbs and maybe throw in some smoked paprika or chipotles for smokiness.
Saved by red beans and rice | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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