unsmudged

4.2

Clean and clear with no marks or stains

adjective
/ʌnˈsmʌdʒd/

: limpio

Her unsmudged white dress stood out beautifully against the colorful background.

Examples

The artist admired the unsmudged canvas, ready for her next masterpiece.
In all its untorn, unsmudged, undestroyed glory.

Fiction book (1997)
The house looked pert, unsmudged white.

Fiction book (1997)
Those cars were polished: the chrome gleamed; the smooth, swelling fenders shone; and the windows were lucid and unsmudged.

Fiction book (2000)
The window was perfectly unsmudged, allowing bright sunlight to fill the room.

Synonyms

spotless

vsunsmudged

41 2.5

Completely clean with no stains or dirt

focuses more on clarity of appearance, not only absolute cleanliness

unblemished

vsunsmudged

7 5.1

Free from any marks, damage, or bad actions

is narrower, pointing specifically to clear, unmarked visual surface

unsullied

vsunsmudged

5 7.0

Completely clean and not spoiled or stained

is about clear, unmarked appearance rather than moral purity

unsmirched

vsunsmudged

Archaic

1 9.6

Free from stains, dirt, or a bad reputation

refers to physical cleanness and clarity rather than reputation

undefiled

vsunsmudged

1 9.9

Not spoiled by dirt, harm, or bad things

applies to outward cleanness and visual clarity, not moral purity

unsoiled

vsunsmudged

1 3.0

Clean and free from stains or dirt

stresses visual clearness as well as absence of dirt

unspotted

vsunsmudged

1 6.3

Free of marks, stains, or faults

focuses more on clear appearance and lack of visual blur

unblurred

vsunsmudged

1 3.4

Easy to see or recognize

is about being clean in appearance as well as visually clear

speckless

vsunsmudged

Archaic

5.5

Completely clean with no spots or marks

is clean but emphasises avoiding visual blur rather than only spotless surfaces

unstained

vsunsmudged

3.2

Clean and without marks or dirt

is similar but also highlights being clear rather than merely unmarked

Antonyms

dirty

525 1.0

Not clean or covered with dirt

How Smudged

smeary

1 4.4

stained

1 2.6

unsmudged

4.2

Surface Forms

unsmudged positive

Morphology

unsmudged = smudged (transparent) = un + smudge + ed

The adjective is formed by negating the clearly analyzable adjective 'smudged' with the productive prefix 'un-'.

Etymology

The word unsmudged comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word smudge meaning 'a dirty mark' or 'smear'. So unsmudged means 'not marked' or 'kept clean and clear', like a drawing or address with no blurred or stained spots.