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  • 41smudge — /smʌdʒ / (say smuj) noun 1. a dirty mark or smear. 2. a smeary state. 3. a blurred mass: the house was a smudge on the horizon. 4. a stifling smoke. –verb (smudged, smudging) –verb (t) 5. to mark with dirty streaks or smears. –verb (i) 6. to form …

  • 42smudgy — /ˈsmʌdʒi/ (say smujee) adjective (smudgier, smudgiest) 1. marked with smudges; smeared; smeary. 2. emitting a stifling smoke; smoky. –smudgily, adverb –smudginess, noun …

  • 43oily — [adj1] fatty, greasy adipose, buttery, creamy, lardy, lubricant, lubricative, lubricous, lustrous, oiled, oil soaked, oleaginous, polished, rich, saponaceous, sleek, slippery, smeary, smooth, soapy, soothing, swimming, unctuous, waxy; concepts… …

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  • 44smear — ► VERB 1) coat or mark with a greasy or sticky substance. 2) blur or smudge. 3) damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations. ► NOUN 1) a greasy or sticky mark. 2) a false or unwarranted accusation. 3) a sample thinly …

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  • 45smear — v. & n. v.tr. 1 daub or mark with a greasy or sticky substance or with something that stains. 2 blot; smudge; obscure the outline of (writing, artwork, etc.). 3 defame the character of; slander; attempt to or succeed in discrediting (a person or… …

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  • 46dauby — ˈdȯbē, ˈdäb adjective (usually er/ est) 1. : of the nature of or like daub or a daub 2. : crudely executed a dauby painting : smeary, adhesive dauby wax …

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  • 47sheary — ˈshirē adjective ( er/ est) Etymology: perhaps blend of shiny and smeary : having a gloss that lacks uniformity a sheary painted surface …

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  • 48smeariness — rēnə̇s noun ( es) : the quality or state of being smeary was conscious of the smeariness of the tiled floor Marjorie Brace …

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  • 49unwiped — |ən+ adjective Etymology: un (I) + wiped, past participle of wipe : not wiped : smeary …

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