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Stained vs Smudged - What's the difference?

stained | smudged |

As adjectives the difference between stained and smudged

is that stained is having a stain while smudged is blurred as by being rubbed.

As verbs the difference between stained and smudged

is that stained is (stain) while smudged is (smudge).

stained

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • having a stain
  • coloured by adding a pigment

    • Derived terms

    * stained glass

    Verb

    (head)
  • (stain)

    • Anagrams

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    smudged

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Blurred as by being rubbed.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (smudge)