smudgy

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Etymology

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From smudge +‎ -y.

Adjective

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smudgy (comparative smudgier, superlative smudgiest)

  1. Marked with smudges.
    • 1979, Roald Dahl, The Twits:
      As you know, an ordinary unhairy face like yours or mine simply gets a bit smudgy if it is not washed often enough, and there's nothing so awful about that. But a hairy face is a very different matter.
  2. Like a thick smoke (such as is emitted by a smudge pot).