smudgy /ˈsmʌ.d͡ʒi/ adjective4 •Marked with smudges. •Like a thick smoke (such as is emitted by a smudge pot); thick and smoky or smokelike. •Hot and humid or stuffy; sweltering.[…] and the smudgy heat cast from the cavernous fireplace. — 1985 •Rainy or drizzly.[…] under overcast skies. "It's a smudgy day," Alex observes. Indeed, a light drizzle falls from clouds that look as though they've been rubbed out with a fat eraser. — 2000 formssmudgier · smudgiest