"smudgy" meaning in English

See smudgy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: smudgier [comparative], smudgiest [superlative]
Etymology: smudge + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|smudge|y}} smudge + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} smudgy (comparative smudgier, superlative smudgiest)
  1. Marked with smudges.
    Sense id: en-smudgy-en-adj-uwwtZqdt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 72 28
  2. Like a thick smoke (such as is emitted by a smudge pot).
    Sense id: en-smudgy-en-adj-~oDN9hHv

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for smudgy meaning in English (1.5kB)

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