smudgy
The origin and history of smudgy.
Etymology
Formed from smudge (“blemish; dense smoke; to obscure by smearing; to stifle”) and -y. The sense "rainy" relates to a dialectal use of smudge to mean drizzling rain.
The origin and history of smudgy.
Formed from smudge (“blemish; dense smoke; to obscure by smearing; to stifle”) and -y. The sense "rainy" relates to a dialectal use of smudge to mean drizzling rain.
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