Smudged: meaning, definitions and examples

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smudged

[ smʌdʒd ]

^{Context #1}

dirty or smeared

Marked or covered with an unclean substance; messy or blurred.

Synonyms

dirty, grubby, smeared, stained

Examples of usage

The mirror was smudged with fingerprints.
Her face was smudged with dirt.
The painting looked smudged and unfinished.

^{Context #2}

make something dirty or blurred

To make something dirty or blurred by spreading or rubbing a substance on it.

Synonyms

besmirch, smear, stain, sully

Examples of usage

She accidentally smudged the ink on the paper.
He smudged the paint with his fingers.

Translations

Translations of the word "smudged" in other languages:

🇵🇹 borrado

🇮🇳 धुंधला

🇩🇪 verschmiert

🇮🇩 bercak

🇺🇦 розмазаний

🇵🇱 rozmazany

🇯🇵 ぼやけた

🇫🇷 bavé

🇪🇸 manchado

🇹🇷 bulaşmış

🇰🇷 번진

🇸🇦 ملطخ

🇨🇿 rozmazaný

🇸🇰 rozmazaný

🇨🇳 模糊的

🇸🇮 zamegljen

🇮🇸 útstrikað

🇰🇿 бұлдырған

🇬🇪 დაელმებული

🇦🇿 bulaşmış

🇲🇽 manchado

Word origin

The word 'smudged' originated from the Middle English word 'smogen', meaning to soil or stain. Over time, it evolved to 'smudge' in the 16th century, referring to a blurred or dirty mark. The modern usage of 'smudged' as an adjective and verb emerged in the 19th century, describing something marked or made dirty in an unclean manner.