Definition of Smoggy

1. Adjective. Clouded with a mixture of smoke and fog. "The smoggy atmosphere of Los Angeles"

Similar to: Cloudy
Derivative terms: Smog, Smogginess

Definition of Smoggy

1. Noun. (Northern England Geordie Northumbria pejorative) A person from Middlesbrough. ¹

2. Adjective. Having smog. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Smoggy

1. filled with smog [adj -GIER, -GIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Smoggy

smock frocks
smocked
smocking
smockings
smockless
smocklike
smocks
smog
smog check
smogged
smoggier
smoggiest
smoggily
smogginess
smogging
smoggy
smogless
smogs
smoile
smoiled
smoiles
smoiling
smokability
smokable
smoke
smoke-cured
smoke-dried
smoke-filled
smoke-free
smoke-signal

Literary usage of Smoggy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. On Blendings of Synonymous Or Cognate Expressions in English: A Contribution by Gustaf Adolf Bergström (1906)
"1905, 9. 3: (From a report of the session of the engineering section of the Congress of the Royal Institute of Public Health.) »Smoggy» November! (heading). ..."

2. Air Quality Criteria for Oxides of Nitrogenby Dennis J. Kotchmar by Dennis J. Kotchmar (1996)
"Thus, the appearance of layers of smoggy haze over cities and across rural vistas is one of the most widely noticed effects of air pollution (Sloane and ..."

3. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"On an average impaired and the surrounding valleys are often shrouded in smoggy haze. Along with multicolored leaves, the autumn months bring hundreds of ..."

4. The ABCs of Safe & Healthy Child Care: A Handbook for Child Care Providers by Cynthia M. Hale, Jacqueline A. Polder (2000)
"Scheduling outdoor activities for the early morning on smoggy days, especially in the summer. In many communities, summer smog levels peak in mid to late ..."

5. The Network Revolution: Confessions of a Computer Scientist by Jacques Vallee (1982)
"At the other end of the country is the once-lovely Santa Clara Valley, now the smoggy, noisy Silicon Gulch, Capital of High-Tech, Rome and Mecca ..."

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