adj.
Pronunciation: ' sm ə -t ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: smut · ti · er ; -est
Date: 1597
1 : soiled or tainted with smut especially : affected with smut fungus
2 : OBSCENE , INDECENT <a smutty joke>
3 : resembling smut in appearance : SOOTY
– smut · ti · ly \ ' sm ə -t ə l- ē \ adverb
– smut · ti · ness \ ' sm ə -t ē -n ə s \ noun