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smudgy

[smuhj-ee]

adjective, smudg·i·er, smudg·i·est.

marked with smudges; smeared; smeary.

emitting a stifling smoke; smoky.

British Dialect. humid; sweltering; sultry.

Origin:
1840–50; smudge + -y¹

Related forms

smudg·i·ly, adverb

smudg·i·ness, noun

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smudgy (smʌdʒɪ)

—*adj*
1.	smeared, blurred, or soiled, or likely to become so
2.	made deliberately indistinct or cloudy: smudgy colours

'smudginess

—n

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