1. marked by smudges; blurred or smeared

Examples

• The child’s artwork was smudgy from touching the wet paint.
• Her mascara looked smudgy after she rubbed her eyes.
• The old photograph had become smudgy with age.
• He wiped the smudgy fingerprints off the glass door.
• The ink was still wet and created smudgy marks on the paper.
• The mirror was smudgy and needed to be cleaned.