1. stained, soiled, or made dirty
2. having one’s reputation damaged or dishonored
Usage: figurative

Examples

• His white shirt was smirched with mud after the game.
• The politician’s reputation was smirched by the scandal.
• She tried to clean her smirched apron before dinner.
• The company’s image was smirched by the safety violations.
• His smirched hands showed evidence of his hard work.
• The once-pristine building now looked smirched and neglected.