smudginessn.
/ˈsmʌdʒɪnɪs/ The state, character, or quality of being smudgy.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [noun] > smeared condition
smear1600
smudge1830
smudginess1864
smeariness1866
1864 Spectator 31 Dec. 1511 Some of the smudginess that here and there disfigures the fac-similes.
1881 Academy 13 Aug. 128/2 These reproductions..are pervaded by an unpleasant smudginess.
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