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smutchy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From smutch + -y.

Meanings

  1. Covered in smutches.
    • 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. 1901, The Alkaloidal Clinic, volume 8, page 1024:

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most smutchy Degree=Sup lexicographic
more smutchy Degree=Cmp lexicographic