Modifies a noun

• shearwater: Sooty Shearwater: In June there are normally one or two records.

• albatross: Sooty albatross are relatively uncommon and are losing large numbers to long-line fishing so we were very lucky to see them.

• tern: Did manage a few interesting seabirds tho including sooty tern and brown booby.

• mold: Sooty mold - Black fungus on foliage caused by sticky secretions from aphids.

• stain: Sooty stains appear on or just above appliances, regardless of the fuel being burnt.

• particle: The biggest concern in air quality terms, is that of sooty particles.

Modifying Another Word

• very: The exhaust is very sooty and there is a build up on the number plate from the exhaust fumes.

• pretty: In October I removed all the spark plugs and cleaned them up, they were pretty sooty.