rußig

sooty, covered in soot

adjective ROOS-sikh Rare

Usage Note

Rußig describes a surface blackened by soot from fire, smoke, or combustion. Common in contexts of fireplaces, chimneys, or fire damage: rußige Wände (soot-stained walls). Closely related to verrußt, but rußig implies a general soot-coated state.

Examples

"Der Kamin war innen rußig und musste dringend gereinigt werden."

Natural Translation

The chimney was sooty inside and urgently needed cleaning.

Literal Translation

The chimney was sooty inside and urgently had to be cleaned.

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