smudgy
smudgy · smudgier · smudgiest
Marked with smudgesMarked with smudges.
/ˈsmʌ.d͡ʒi/
» The writing is smudgy.
Meaning
4 sensesMarked with smudges.
Like a thick smoke (such as is emitted by a smudge pot); thick and smoky or smokelike.
Rainy or drizzly.
Hot and humid or stuffy; sweltering.
More definitions
- smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination
Examples
1 sentencesThe writing is smudgy.
Origin
From smudge (“blemish; dense smoke; to obscure by smearing; to stifle”) + -y. (The sense "From smudge (“blemish; dense smoke; to obscure by smearing; to stifle”) + -y. (The sense "rainy" is related to dialectal use of smudge to mean drizzling rain.)
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Forms
smudgier, smudgiestWord family
3 related wordsRelatedsmudge
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form