Sooty \Soot"y\, a. [Compar Sootier; superl. Sootiest.]

[AS. s?tig. See Soot.]

1. Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot. ``Fire of sooty coal.'' --Milton.

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.

Sooty albatross (Zo["o]l.), an albatross (Ph[oe]betria fuliginosa) found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean; -- called also nellie.

Sooty tern (Zo["o]l.), a tern (Sterna fuliginosa) found chiefly in tropical seas.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)