smokish

English

Etymology

From Middle English smokish (also smekissh), equivalent to smoke +‎ -ish.

Adjective

smokish (comparative more smokish, superlative most smokish)

1. Characteristic of or resembling smoke
   • 2014, Jill Stephenson, Shelter:

     He was burning from the inside out. His breath came hard, in smokish bursts.

   • 2017, Josefine Klougart, Of Darkness, page 9:

     At first we see only the fabric, an expanse of smokish blue.

See also

• smokelike
• smoky

Anagrams

• Shimkos