smeary
1Smeary — Smear y, a. Tending to smear or soil; adhesive; viscous. Rowe. [1913 Webster] …
2smeary — [smir′ē] adj. smearier, smeariest 1. covered with or having smears; smeared 2. tending to smear, as wet ink smeariness n …
3smeary — ˈsmirē, ri adjective ( er/ est) 1. : marked by or covered with smears the smeary marble topped table Nicholas Monsarat every page … was a mess of smeary erasures Robert Rice 2. : liable to cause smears : greasy, adhesive, v …
4smeary — adjective (smearier; est) Date: circa 1529 1. marked by or covered with smears 2. liable to cause smears < smeary lipstick > …
5smeary — smear ► 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 …
6smeary — smeariness, n. /smear ee/, adj., smearier, smeariest. 1. showing smears; smeared. 2. tending to smear or soil. [1520 30; SMEAR + Y1] * * * …
7smeary — adjective a) Having smears b) Tending to smear …
8smeary — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sticky, messy, smudgy, smeared; see dirty 1 , oily 1 …
9smeary — smear·y || smɪrɪ / smɪərɪ adj. marked with smears, stained, dirty; liable to stain or cause smears …
10smeary — a. Adhesive, viscous, viscid, glutinous, dauby, sticky …
