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smutchy

American

[smuhch-ee] / ˈsmʌtʃ i /

adjective

smutchier, smutchiest

of or relating to smutch; dirty; grimy; soiled; smudged.

Etymology

Origin of smutchy

First recorded in 1570–80; smutch + -y ¹

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As for the poets of Queen Anne's reign, it is enough to prove what a kennel standard of poetry was then established, that Swift's smutchy verses are not even yet excluded from the collections.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 by Various

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