# smeary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsmɪəɹi/

## Definitions
1. Having or showing smears.
2. Tending to smear or soil.
3. Having a consistency like grease; covered with such a substance.

## Etymology
From Middle English *smery, *smeri, from Old English smeoruwiġ (“fatty, greasy, unctious, smeary”), from Proto-West Germanic *smerwig, equivalent to smear + -y.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/smeary