Define:Sootie

Scots

Adjective

Sootie (comparative mair Sootie, superlative maist Sootie)

1. dark; soot-coloured; sooty

   quotations:

   • 1785:"O Thou! whatever title suit thee-
     Auld Hornie, Satan, Nick, or Clootie,
     Wha in yon cavern grim an' sootie,
     Clos'd under hatches,
     Spairges about the brunstane cootie,
     To scaud poor wretches!" — Address to the Deil Robert Burns
   • "Thou ca's me Hornie, Nick an' Clootie,
     An' tells my cave is grim an' sootie;
     But stop, thou'lt, may-be, be my booty;
     I'll try my skill;
     I'll gang as far as Fate will let me,
     An' wi' guid will." — The Devil's Answer to the Poet's Address John Lapraik