smutchy

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English

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Etymology

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From smutch +‎ -y.

Adjective

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smutchy (comparative more smutchy, superlative most smutchy)

  1. Covered in smutches.
    • 1901, The Alkaloidal Clinic, volume 8, page 1024:
      I know a home, where the marks of four little smutchy fingers may be seen any day on the white paint of a door, and they are treasured above the costliest ornaments in that house.