coaly

English

Etymology

From coal +‎ -y. Compare colly.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊli

Adjective

coaly (comparative coalier, superlative coaliest)

1. Resembling coal.
2. Covered in, or containing, coal.
   • 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 251:

     Nearer, I distinguished the green slime of ditches mixing with the pale drab of dried clay and shiny coaly patches.

Derived terms

• coaliness