smeary
Having or showing smearsHaving or showing smears.
» You can't see anything through these smeary windows.
Durch diese verschmierten Fenster kann man gar nichts sehen.
Ты ничего не сможешь увидеть сквозь эти грязные окна.
Сквозь эти заляпанные окна ничего не видно.
Meaning
3 sensesHaving or showing smears.
Tending to smear or soil.
Having a consistency like grease; covered with such a substance.
Examples
2 sentencesYou can't see anything through these smeary windows.
ruТы ничего не сможешь увидеть сквозь эти грязные окна.
deDurch diese verschmierten Fenster kann man gar nichts sehen.
You can't see a thing through these smeary windows.
deDurch diese verschmierten Fenster kann man gar nichts sehen.
Origin
From Middle English *smery, *smeri, from Old English smeoruwiġ (“fatty, greasy, unctious,From Middle English *smery, *smeri, from Old English smeoruwiġ (“fatty, greasy, unctious, smeary”), from Proto-West Germanic *smerwig, equivalent to smear + -y.
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Forms
smearier, smeariestSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form