smudgyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈsmʌdʒi/, U.S.

/ˈsmədʒi/

Etymology: < smudge n.¹ or smudge v.¹

1. Grimy, dirty; marked with smudges.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > smeared

smearya1529

smutchy1579

smeared1584

slubbered1588

besmeared1592

smudged1624

smudgy1859

beslubbered1863

1859 J. R. Green Let. 25 July (1901) 32 Some one..who can paint without having her fingers always smudgy.

1867 M. E. Braddon Doctor's Wife i The young man with the smudgy nose was an author.

in combination.1897 Outing 30 213/2 As if by magic hundreds of smudgy-faced love-pledges surround you.

2. Smeared, smeary; blurred, indistinct.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] > indistinct

dimc1000

blinda1398

undistingued1398

obscure?a1450

undistinct1495

shadowed1588

undistinguishable1600

shady1626

blear1637

filmed1637

indistinguishable1642

crepusculous1646

adumbrated1650

oblite1650

faint1660

monogrammous1678

blurred1701

faintish1712

wispya1717

adumbrant1727

muzzy1744

indistinct1764

fuzzy1778

misty1797

shadowy1797

undistinguished1814

woolly1815

vague1822

furzy1825

mystified1833

slurred1843

feeble1860

smudginga1861

filmy1864

smudgy1865

blurry1884

slurry1937

1865 Sat. Rev. 16 Dec. 675/1 It does not follow that, because an etching is black and smudgy, it has depth and power.

1875 Zoologist 10 4485 Dull, smudgy brown..lends security to the brooding bird.

figurative.1887 A. Jessopp Arcady vi. 170 A smudgy surface of dreary, dismal, dull, dead-alivism.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

smudgyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈsmʌdʒi/, U.S.

/ˈsmədʒi/

Etymology: < smudge n.² or smudge v.²

1. dialect.

a. Stifling, stuffy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [adjective] > having or communicating much heat > oppressively > and stifling or close

smoulderingc1400

bloomy1620

choky1690

pothery1696

stifling1737

stifled1824

stuffy1831

smudgy1847

stived1847

stivy1849

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II. (at cited word) The fire is so large that it makes the room feel quite hot and smudgy.

b. Thick, foggy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adjective] > foggy

foggyc1487

moky1706

rouky1808

brumous1849

softish1855

smudgy1870

(to be) thick o' fog1935

1870 E. Peacock Ralf Skirlaugh II. 182 If it wasn't so..smudgy we should see 'em.

2. Giving out much smoke; smoky.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > products of burning > [adjective] > relating to smoke > emitting smoke

reekingOE

smoky1310

smokingc1374

smooking?a1513

fumish1574

smouldering1577

smeekyc1600

smudgy1878

1878 Pop. Sci. Monthly July 267 If more light was needed, other smudgy lamps were added.

1905 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 768/1 He built a fire—a smouldering smudgy fire.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	smudgy
释义	smudgyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈsmʌdʒi/, U.S. /ˈsmədʒi/ Etymology: < smudge n.¹ or smudge v.¹ 1. Grimy, dirty; marked with smudges. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > smeared smearya1529 smutchy1579 smeared1584 slubbered1588 besmeared1592 smudged1624 smudgy1859 beslubbered1863 1859 J. R. Green Let. 25 July (1901) 32 Some one..who can paint without having her fingers always smudgy. 1867 M. E. Braddon Doctor's Wife i The young man with the smudgy nose was an author. in combination.1897 Outing 30 213/2 As if by magic hundreds of smudgy-faced love-pledges surround you. 2. Smeared, smeary; blurred, indistinct. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] > indistinct dimc1000 blinda1398 undistingued1398 obscure?a1450 undistinct1495 shadowed1588 undistinguishable1600 shady1626 blear1637 filmed1637 indistinguishable1642 crepusculous1646 adumbrated1650 oblite1650 faint1660 monogrammous1678 blurred1701 faintish1712 wispya1717 adumbrant1727 muzzy1744 indistinct1764 fuzzy1778 misty1797 shadowy1797 undistinguished1814 woolly1815 vague1822 furzy1825 mystified1833 slurred1843 feeble1860 smudginga1861 filmy1864 smudgy1865 blurry1884 slurry1937 1865 Sat. Rev. 16 Dec. 675/1 It does not follow that, because an etching is black and smudgy, it has depth and power. 1875 Zoologist 10 4485 Dull, smudgy brown..lends security to the brooding bird. figurative.1887 A. Jessopp Arcady vi. 170 A smudgy surface of dreary, dismal, dull, dead-alivism. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). smudgyadj.² Brit. /ˈsmʌdʒi/, U.S. /ˈsmədʒi/ Etymology: < smudge n.² or smudge v.² 1. dialect. a. Stifling, stuffy. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [adjective] > having or communicating much heat > oppressively > and stifling or close smoulderingc1400 bloomy1620 choky1690 pothery1696 stifling1737 stifled1824 stuffy1831 smudgy1847 stived1847 stivy1849 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II. (at cited word) The fire is so large that it makes the room feel quite hot and smudgy. b. Thick, foggy. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adjective] > foggy foggyc1487 moky1706 rouky1808 brumous1849 softish1855 smudgy1870 (to be) thick o' fog1935 1870 E. Peacock Ralf Skirlaugh II. 182 If it wasn't so..smudgy we should see 'em. 2. Giving out much smoke; smoky. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > products of burning > [adjective] > relating to smoke > emitting smoke reekingOE smoky1310 smokingc1374 smooking?a1513 fumish1574 smouldering1577 smeekyc1600 smudgy1878 1878 Pop. Sci. Monthly July 267 If more light was needed, other smudgy lamps were added. 1905 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 768/1 He built a fire—a smouldering smudgy fire. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1859adj.²1847
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