smudgy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Marked with smudges.
  2. Like a thick smoke (such as is emitted by a smudge pot); thick and smoky or smokelike.
  3. Rainy or drizzly.
  4. Hot and humid or stuffy; sweltering.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-smudgy.wav

Word forms

smudgy smudgier smudgiest smudgey

Etymology

From smudge (“blemish; dense smoke; to obscure by smearing; to stifle”) + -y. (The sense "rainy" is related to dialectal use of smudge to mean drizzling rain.)

Derived words

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