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smudgy

smudgy

2 4.1
Having soft dirty marks that make a surface look blurred
  • adjective
  • /ˈsmədʒi/
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  • It's rounded off self eventually and I just get that smudgy, really nice soft line.
  • smudgy makeup
  • smudgy eyes
  • smudgy windows

It is so freaking smudgy already it's unbelievable.

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Examples

  • I want to do like a smudgy, smoky, kind of sexy look with the eyes.

  • This would be so cool for like a smudgy, Smokey eye.

  • I feel like it can get a bit smudgy as the day goes on.

  • Below, it gave an address a few blocks from the Probe and a smudgy map.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • And then I'm just going to do a little smudgy thing on the outer corner with the dark brown.

  • This look is all about keeping it kind of smudgy and smoky and kind of undone.

  • It is so freaking smudgy already it's unbelievable.

  • Hesitantly, he touched the screen, and instantly a flat-image photograph appeared in front of him, rather smudgy and amateurish-looking.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Its face was Molly's face, gone hard and sharp and browner by many shades, and the human girl's blue eyes were muddled to a smudgy gray.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The child's fingers left a smudgy mark on the paper after he colored with the crayon.

Synonyms

grimy
vssmudgy
22 3.7

Covered in thick dirt that makes something look and feel dirty

means dirt lies as smeared marks rather than a deep ingrained layer
mucky
vssmudgy
7 3.2

Dirty and covered in mud

keeps meaning of smeared, blurred marks rather than heavy mud coverage
scummy
vssmudgy
2 5.6

Covered with a thin dirty film on the surface

refers to smeared dirty blurs rather than a floating or crusty film
gunky
vssmudgy
1 7.7

Covered with sticky, dirty stuff

is about smeared marks and blurred dirt rather than sticky residue
smeary
vssmudgy
1 4.4

Covered with smudges or marks that make it look dirty

is about being smeared so surfaces look dirty or blurred
smutty
vssmudgy
1 5.6

Covered in black soot or dirt

describes smeared dirt causing blurred marks rather than just soot
gooky
vssmudgy
  • Informal
1 8.8

Sticky and messy with a soft unpleasant covering

focuses on smeared, blurred marks instead of soft sticky coverings
muddied
vssmudgy
5.0

A color made less bright because it has dirt or other colors mixed in

refers to surface smeared and dirty rather than only dull color

Antonyms

1.0

Free from dirt or harmful things

866 1.0

Free from things that block sight or movement

How Smudgy

smudgy
2 4.1
marked
2.7
clean
1.0

Surface Forms

smudgy positive

Morphology

smudgy = smudge (transparent) = smudge + y

Formed by the productive adjective-forming suffix '-y' meaning 'characterized by or covered with smudges', so the meaning is directly derived from 'smudge'.

Etymology

The word smudgy comes from the word smudge, which means 'to make a dirty or blurred mark', plus the ending -y, which means 'full of'. So something smudgy is 'full of smudges' or smeared and blurred, which is why we call a blurred photo, messy makeup, or a drawing with smeared colours 'smudgy'.