smeekyadj.
/ˈsmiːki/, U.S. /ˈsmiki/, Scottish English /ˈsmikɪ/ Scottish.
†(a) Smoky; that produces smoke; filled with, blackened by, or smelling of smoke (obsolete). (b) More generally: smelly.
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reekingOE
smoky1310
smokingc1374
smooking?a1513
fumish1574
smouldering1577
smeekyc1600
smudgy1878
c1600 A. Montgomerie Poems (2000) I. 115 The smeikie smeithis cairs not his passit trau[el].
1716 in J. Hogg Jacobite Relics (1819) I. 119 Oliver and Willie Buck Sit o'er the lugs in smeeky muck.
1791 J. Learmont Poems Pastoral 26 De'il dawd them in a smeekie bield, An' gar them roar.
1805 A. Scott Poems 144 Thro' smeekie flame they him addrest.
a1837 R. Nicoll Poems (1843) 96 The smeeky hames o' our toun.
1899 J. Lumsden Edinb. Poems & Songs 315 There mony a loon hath he Weel prenticed for his Kingdom smeekie, Nae maitter whan they'll dee!
1915 J. L. Waugh Betty Grier 73 Cooking a guddled yellow trout over a ‘smeeky’ green-wood fire.
1995 Glasgow Herald (Nexis) 19 Dec. 17 An in yon smeekie stirkie's sta' They fund a holy bairn sae braw, An loutin doon tak oot their gear, Gowd, frankincense an myrrh.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.c1600