colly
verb
col·ly ˈkä-lē 
collied; collying
transitive verb
dialectal, chiefly British
: to blacken with or as if with soot
Word History
Etymology
alteration of Middle English colwen, from Old English *colgian, from Old English col coal
First Known Use
1590, in the meaning defined above
collied 1 of 2
adjective
as in crocked
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- crocked
- sooty
- confused
- muddled
- shabby
- raunchy
- messed
- disordered
- cluttered
- messy
- rumpled
- littered
- skanky
- scruffy
- chaotic
- disarranged
- fuliginous
- disarrayed
- jumbled
- scuzzy
- mussy
- squalid
- slovenly
- sloppy
- mussed
- sleazy
- unkempt
- bemired
- untidy
- disheveled
- contaminated
- tainted
- uncleaned
- unwashed
- gunky
- greasy
- polluted
- unsterilized
- blackened
- defiled
- stained
- unsanitary
- dishevelled
- black
- smudged
- draggled
- insanitary
- impure
- sullied
- besmirched
- bedraggled
- dingy
- befouled
- begrimed
- unsterile
- soiled
- muddy
- filthy
- dusty
- grimy
- unclean
- sordid
- smutty
- grungy
- grubby
- germy
- dirty
- cruddy
- mucky
- uncleanly
- grotty
- foul
- nasty
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- clean
- clear
- cleaned
- pure
- immaculate
- stainless
- unstained
- spotless
- unsullied
- cleanly
- ordered
- cleansed
- ultraclean
- groomed
- unsoiled
- bleached
- limpid
- combed
- purified
- neat
- tidy
- untouched
- perfect
- whitened
- sparkling
- orderly
- shiny
- flawless
- bright
- spick-and-span
- spic-and-span
- unspotted
- virgin
- unpolluted
- unblemished
- wholesome
- untainted
- undefiled
- taintless
collied
2 of 2verb
as in disordered
Synonyms & Similar Words
- crocked
- disordered
- messed
- draggled
- muddled
- disarranged
- jumbled
- disarrayed
- distained
- disheveled
- contaminated
- discolored
- confused
- bemired
- polluted
- tainted
- dishevelled
- gaumed
- defiled
- smudged
- dirtied
- sullied
- soiled
- grimed
- besmirched
- begrimed
- stained
- mucked
- smirched
- befouled
- muddied
- mired
- daubed
- blackened
- fouled
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- cleaned
- purified
- cleansed
- purged
- swept
- wiped
- decontaminated
- disinfected
- washed
- brushed
- straightened (up)
- spruced (up)
- rinsed
- sanitized
- renewed
- scrubbed
- dusted
- brightened
- scoured
- mopped
- laundered
- freshened
- deodorized
- tidied (up)
- dry-cleaned
- optical activity
- optical anomaly
- optical art
- optical bench
- optical bleach
- optical calcite
- optical computer
- optical constant
- optical contact
- optical correction
- optical disc
- optical discs
- optical disk
- optical disks
- optical double
- optical double star
- optical electron
- optical fiber
- optical flat
- optical gage
- optical glass
- optical haze
- optical illusion
- optical illusions
- optical inversion