Dictionary

smoggy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈsmɒ.ɡi/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English smog Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English smoggy From smog + -y.

Meanings

1. Having smog.
   • She was all right. The abuse she was suffering wouldn't hurt her. The bright sun would forget all about it. The smoggy sky would turn brown studies to gold. (What crap.) 2007, W. Schmitz, The Violet Catastrophe, →ISBN, pages 33–34:
   • Even the clearest distinction between the two cities — climate — has been smoggier of late. 2023 May 1, Michael M. Grynbaum, “Is New York Turning Into Los Angeles?”, in The New York Times:
   • It was another smoggy day in Los Angeles.
   • In Los Angeles, that means relatively cool with few temperature inversions that trap the gases that help make the region the smoggiest in the country. 1999 May 9, Barbara Whitaker, “Los Angeles Loses Dubious Distinction: Worst Summer Smog Day”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

smoggily · smogginess

Translations (1)

fi savusumuinen (having smog)