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His mustache has a villainous smeariness, his skin a trace of prison pallor, his voice a con-mannerly suavity, his big soft eyes the expression of a slightly sneaky sheep.

From Time Magazine Archive

This very smeariness of nature was what Einstein objected to.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Certainly, in its present state, it is impossible to recognise Giorgione's touch, whilst the glaring red tones of the flesh and the general smeariness of the whole render all enjoyment out of question.

From Giorgione by Cook, Herbert