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smear⋅y

  [smeer-ee]
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–adjective, smear⋅i⋅er, smear⋅i⋅est.
1. showing smears; smeared.
2. tending to smear or soil.
Origin:
1520–30; smear + -y 1

Related forms:
smear⋅i⋅ness, noun
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smear·y   (smîr'ē)   
adj.   smear·i·er, smear·i·est

  1. Having been smeared.

  2. Tending to smear or soil.

smear'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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