smudginess


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smudge

 (smŭj)
v. smudged, smudg·ing, smudg·es
v.tr.
1. To make dirty, especially in one small area: My shirt was smudged with soot.
2. To smear or blur (something): smudged grease on my pants; smudged her makeup.
3. To fill (an orchard or an inhabited area) with dense smoke from a smudge pot in order to prevent damage from frost or to repel insects.
v.intr.
1. To smear something, such as dirt or soot.
2. To become smudged or blurred: Photo negatives smudge easily.
n.
1. A blotch or smear.
2. A blurry or indistinct part or image: a smudge on the photocopy.
3. A smoky fire used to protect against frost or to repel insects.

[Middle English smogen.]

smudg′i·ly adv.
smudg′i·ness n.
smudg′y adj.
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smudge

(smadʒ) noun
a smear or a blurred mark. There's a smudge of ink on your nose.mancha, borrón
verb
to make or become blurred or smeared. manchar, emborronar
ˈsmudgy adjective
borrado, manchado
ˈsmudginess noun
aspecto borrado
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There was a new etching to be admired, and they were called on to observe what the baronet called its tones, and what Agatha would have called its degrees of smudginess. Sir Charles's attention often wandered from this work of art.
In contrast to precise pouts, this season's eye is all about blown-out, blended smudginess. It's like morning-after make-up, but better.