🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

그릉투성이의

Native Script:그름투성이의

Pronunciation / Transliteration: geureum-tuseong-i-ui

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sooty/ˈsʊt.i/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"청소부는 얼굴이 그을음투성이가 되었다."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Covered in or stained with soot; resembling soot in color or texture.

    "The fireplace left a sooty residue along the brick hearth."
  2. 2

    Of a dark, blackish, or dull grey-black color, often used in biological descriptions.

    "The rare bird was distinguished by its sooty black plumage."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'sōtig', meaning covered with soot, originating from Proto-Germanic roots. Over centuries, the term has evolved from literal descriptions of coal and ash residue to broader metaphorical applications describing dark coloration in animals or smoky tones in art.

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