smearily

adv
/ˈsmɪəɹɪli/UK/ˈsmɪɹɪli/US

Etymology

From smeary + -ly.

  1. inherited from *smerwig
  2. inherited from smeoruwiġ — “fatty, greasy, unctious, smeary
  3. inherited from *smery
  4. suffixed as smearily — “smeary + ly

Definitions

  1. In a smeary fashion.

    • Their feeble pamphlets, their smearily printed newspaper, seemed futile against the enormous blare of Corpo propaganda.
    • Here was the pretty Chinese table whose top had been greased smearily by the flat feet of Ariffin doing his little dance.
    • Although her lower lip was thin and she used eyebrow pencil a bit smearily, she had a way with clothes.

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