smeary
/ˈsmɪri/
adjective
- Covered with or marked by streaks of a soft, sticky, or greasy substance; not clean or clear.
- The artist wiped the smeary paint off her brush with a rag.
- I couldn't see through the windshield because it was smeary from the rain and dirt.
- The child's face was smeary with chocolate after eating the candy bar.
- Having a blurred or indistinct appearance, as if smudged.
- The old photograph was smeary, making it hard to recognize the people in it.
- Her handwriting was smeary because the ink hadn't dried before she closed the notebook.
- The smeary text on the screen gave me a headache.