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Mucky vs Smudged - What's the difference?

mucky | smudged |

As adjectives the difference between mucky and smudged

is that mucky is (colloquial) covered in muck while smudged is blurred as by being rubbed.

As a verb smudged is

(smudge).

mucky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (colloquial) Covered in muck.
  • (colloquial) Obscene, pornographic.
  • Quotations

    (covered in muck ): * 1991 : Tell them if you want a mucky oven cleaned before the visit as special steam-cleaning equipment may be needed. Ideal Home , South Bank Publishing group (obscene ): * 1992 : The mucky message carried the name of a constable at the top. — The Daily Mirror , Mirror Group Newspapers

    Derived terms

    * mucky pup

    smudged

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Blurred as by being rubbed.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (smudge)