a. [ Compar. Sootier superl. Sootiest. ] [ AS. s&unr_;tig. See Soot. ] 1. Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot. “Fire of sooty coal.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous; dusky; dark. “The grisly legions that troop under the sooty flag of Acheron.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sooty albatross (Zool.), an albatross (Phoebetria fuliginosa) found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean; -- called also nellie. -- Sooty tern (Zool.), a tern (Sterna fuliginosa) found chiefly in tropical seas. [ 1913 Webster ]