n.
Function: noun
Date: circa 1774
1 a : a blurry spot or streak b : an immaterial stain <cleanse him of every last smudge of impropriety ― Richard Hanser> c : an indistinct mass : BLUR
2 : a smoldering mass placed on the windward side (as to protect from frost)
3 : a bid of four in pitch that if made wins the game
– smudg · i · ly \ ' sm ə -j ə -l ē \ adverb
– smudg · i · ness \ ' sm ə -j ē -n ə s \ noun
– smudgy \ -j ē \ adjective