{ "smudge":{ "antonyms":[ "blot", "brand", "onus", "slur", "smirch", "spot", "stain", "stigma", "taint" ], "definitions":{ ": a bid of four in pitch that if made wins the game":[], ": a blurry spot or streak":[], ": a smoldering mass placed on the windward side (as to protect from frost)":[], ": an immaterial stain":[ "cleanse him of every last smudge of impropriety", "\u2014 Richard Hanser" ], ": an indistinct mass : blur":[], ": to become smudged":[], ": to make a smudge":[], ": to make a smudge on":[], ": to make indistinct : blur":[ "smudged the writing" ], ": to rub, daub, or wipe in a smeary manner":[], ": to smoke or protect by means of a smudge":[], ": to soil as if by smudging":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "Don't smudge the picture with your dirty hands!", "His face was smudged with grease.", "Noun", "His hand left a grimy smudge on the wall.", "the president's spouse must not have the slightest smudge of scandal", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The formula is packed with moisturizing aloe vera and vitamin E\u2014and doesn't run, smudge , or drip down your face during a hot day. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 8 June 2022", "Denae Shanidiin uses a fan made of feathers to smudge Prince Naveen Scott and Marjorie Scott at the Carry the Water Garden in Salt Lake City's Glendale neighborhood, on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's Day, May 5, 2022. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 May 2022", "Wearing bright red lipstick that didn\u2019t smudge all over a face mask. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2020", "Growers have been using wind machines and smudge pots to warm the apple, pear and cherry orchards. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022", "One minor quibble: the distinctive green outer cover was quick to smudge in our tests, so don't count on the hose looking new for long. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022", "Jackson adds that no matter the color, all of the products do not smudge , or budge, for anything. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 5 Apr. 2022", "Loved by La' Pearl, this shouldn\u2019t smudge , transfer, or feel heavy.. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 5 Apr. 2022", "The Black Orb Enigmatic Eyeliner comes in a pot reminiscent of traditional kohls ( smudge it on with your fingers or a brush). \u2014 Stephanie Gonot, Allure , 20 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The non-streaky, smudge -resistant color lasts all day too. \u2014 Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022", "Take advantage of 40 percent off this culty and smudge -resistant liquid lipstick from Armani Beauty. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson And Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022", "This smudge -proof formula is great for sensitive skin and eyes and leaves the lashes looking naturally voluminous. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022", "Available in both clear and tinted shades, expect smudge -proof, volumized arches after just a few strokes. \u2014 Vogue , 30 May 2022", "Wearers can expect up to 36 hours of smudge -free wear, too. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022", "For everyday grime, these tough problem solvers can tackle yesterday's muddy feet, a case of jam hands, and that smudge of indeterminate origin. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Mar. 2022", "Certainly, he\u2019d have been gone after Year 3, an 11-17 smudge that included a home loss to Wagner and a 3-11 ACC record. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 7 Mar. 2022", "Cutting corners isn\u2019t an option for the man who inspects his finished work for an errant smudge , like a jeweler looking for a flaw in a gem. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb", "circa 1774, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English smogen":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sm\u0259j" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "befoul", "begrime", "bemire", "besmirch", "blacken", "daub", "dirty", "distain", "foul", "gaum", "grime", "mire", "muck", "muddy", "smirch", "soil", "stain", "sully" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074455", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "smudge pot":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a container in which oil or other fuel is burned to produce a smudge (as in an orchard)":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031606", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "smudged":{ "antonyms":[ "blot", "brand", "onus", "slur", "smirch", "spot", "stain", "stigma", "taint" ], "definitions":{ ": a bid of four in pitch that if made wins the game":[], ": a blurry spot or streak":[], ": a smoldering mass placed on the windward side (as to protect from frost)":[], ": an immaterial stain":[ "cleanse him of every last smudge of impropriety", "\u2014 Richard Hanser" ], ": an indistinct mass : blur":[], ": to become smudged":[], ": to make a smudge":[], ": to make a smudge on":[], ": to make indistinct : blur":[ "smudged the writing" ], ": to rub, daub, or wipe in a smeary manner":[], ": to smoke or protect by means of a smudge":[], ": to soil as if by smudging":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "Don't smudge the picture with your dirty hands!", "His face was smudged with grease.", "Noun", "His hand left a grimy smudge on the wall.", "the president's spouse must not have the slightest smudge of scandal", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The formula is packed with moisturizing aloe vera and vitamin E\u2014and doesn't run, smudge , or drip down your face during a hot day. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 8 June 2022", "Denae Shanidiin uses a fan made of feathers to smudge Prince Naveen Scott and Marjorie Scott at the Carry the Water Garden in Salt Lake City's Glendale neighborhood, on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's Day, May 5, 2022. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 May 2022", "Wearing bright red lipstick that didn\u2019t smudge all over a face mask. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2020", "Growers have been using wind machines and smudge pots to warm the apple, pear and cherry orchards. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022", "One minor quibble: the distinctive green outer cover was quick to smudge in our tests, so don't count on the hose looking new for long. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022", "Jackson adds that no matter the color, all of the products do not smudge , or budge, for anything. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 5 Apr. 2022", "Loved by La' Pearl, this shouldn\u2019t smudge , transfer, or feel heavy.. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 5 Apr. 2022", "The Black Orb Enigmatic Eyeliner comes in a pot reminiscent of traditional kohls ( smudge it on with your fingers or a brush). \u2014 Stephanie Gonot, Allure , 20 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The non-streaky, smudge -resistant color lasts all day too. \u2014 Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022", "Take advantage of 40 percent off this culty and smudge -resistant liquid lipstick from Armani Beauty. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson And Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022", "This smudge -proof formula is great for sensitive skin and eyes and leaves the lashes looking naturally voluminous. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022", "Available in both clear and tinted shades, expect smudge -proof, volumized arches after just a few strokes. \u2014 Vogue , 30 May 2022", "Wearers can expect up to 36 hours of smudge -free wear, too. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022", "For everyday grime, these tough problem solvers can tackle yesterday's muddy feet, a case of jam hands, and that smudge of indeterminate origin. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Mar. 2022", "Certainly, he\u2019d have been gone after Year 3, an 11-17 smudge that included a home loss to Wagner and a 3-11 ACC record. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 7 Mar. 2022", "Cutting corners isn\u2019t an option for the man who inspects his finished work for an errant smudge , like a jeweler looking for a flaw in a gem. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb", "circa 1774, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English smogen":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sm\u0259j" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "befoul", "begrime", "bemire", "besmirch", "blacken", "daub", "dirty", "distain", "foul", "gaum", "grime", "mire", "muck", "muddy", "smirch", "soil", "stain", "sully" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223617", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "smudgedly":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": in a smudged manner":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "smudged (past participle of smudge entry 1 ) + -ly":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-j\u0259\u0307dl\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011729", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "smudger":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sm\u0259j\u0259(r)" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042543", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "smug":{ "antonyms":[ "egoless", "humble", "modest", "uncomplacent" ], "definitions":{ ": highly self-satisfied":[], ": scrupulously clean, neat, or correct : tidy":[], ": trim or smart in dress : spruce":[] }, "examples":[ "Meanwhile, supporters are smug and righteous that the person who manages the world's leading stock exchange deserves every million. \u2014 Susan Lee , Wall Street Journal , 10 Sept. 2003", "Alice Norcross Pratt, a local stay-at-home mom, is portrayed as smug and pious, yet we also see glimmers of her hidden longings. \u2014 Elizabeth Graver , New York Times Book Review , 27 May 2001", "Once, Roy dared shooters to beat him with a shot between his legs. Now, he no longer passes out such smug invitations. The goalie who transformed the butterfly technique into an art form has humbly decided to keep his skates a little closer together \u2026 \u2014 Mark Kiszla , ESPN , 28 May 2001", "She was tall and beautiful and multilingual and fiercely opinionated. One of her opinions held that the rags that passed for literary magazines on campus were so smug and tame and insular that it was hopeless to even try to reform them; they simply needed to be replaced. \u2014 Tom Perrotta , Joe College , 2000", "It's OK to celebrate your success, but try not to be too smug about it.", "You can wipe that smug look off your face.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Roundheads in this case are the clipboard-toting officials from the local council, with their smug relish in finally having the power to oust Byron. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 19 June 2022", "After many years of smug success, the authoritarians have overstepped, says Garry Kasparov. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 2 June 2022", "The trio were hauled off in a police car in front of the Arconia before a crowd of smug onlookers after Mabel was found covered in blood with the dead body of their spiteful neighbor, Bunny (Jayne Houdyshell). \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 13 May 2022", "Both teams brought gritty physicality, on-court pettiness and smug commentary from their star players, as well as potential fisticuffs between two bench players. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022", "After all, Peyton Manning is no stranger to being smug . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 19 May 2022", "As for the stars, Benedict Cumberbatch shines as the usually confident and sometimes smug Strange and even dives deeper into the emotions and intentions beneath the hero in this installment. \u2014 Scott King, Forbes , 5 May 2022", "Palmer made thousands of pictures of plantations in the South with smug disregard for his subjects\u2019 agency or context. \u2014 Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Apr. 2022", "This contrasts with the smug , generational entitlement seen in social-justice movies. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1551, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably modification of Low German smuck neat, from Middle Low German, from smucken to dress; akin to Old English smoc smock":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sm\u0259g" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "assured", "biggety", "biggity", "bigheaded", "complacent", "conceited", "consequential", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "important", "overweening", "pompous", "prideful", "proud", "self-conceited", "self-important", "self-opinionated", "self-satisfied", "stuck-up", "swellheaded", "vain", "vainglorious" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055854", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "smuggle":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to convey or introduce surreptitiously":[], ": to import or export secretly contrary to the law and especially without paying duties imposed by law":[], ": to import or export something in violation of the customs laws":[] }, "examples":[ "He was arrested for smuggling drugs into the country.", "They smuggled immigrants across the border.", "The paintings had been smuggled out of the country before the war.", "We smuggled his favorite sandwich past the nurse.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Reed was freed in exchange for Konstantin Yaroshenko, a pilot from Russia who was sentenced in 2011 to 20 years in prison for conspiring to smuggle cocaine into the United States. \u2014 Patrick Reevell, ABC News , 23 May 2022", "Her search for the female soldier who helped smuggle them out of the country brings her back to Liberia and a conclusion that moved me to tears. \u2014 Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022", "Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Mr. Reed was exchanged for Russian citizen Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2010 for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. \u2014 Ann M. Simmons, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022", "Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot, was arrested in Liberia in 2010 and extradited to the U.S. before he was ultimately sentenced for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine. \u2014 Ken Dilanian, NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022", "He was swapped for Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot serving a 20-year federal prison sentence in Connecticut for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. after he was arrested in Liberia in 2010 and extradited to the U.S. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 27 Apr. 2022", "Reed is exchanged for Russian Konstantin Yaroshenko, a pilot serving a 20-year federal prison sentence in Connecticut for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. after he was arrested in Liberia in 2010 and extradited to the U.S. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 27 Apr. 2022", "The cross-border passages date back to the early 1990s and have been used primarily to smuggle multi-ton loads of marijuana. \u2014 Elliot Spagat, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022", "Ukrainian defense officials said Friday that Russia is using an ammunition depot in the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria to smuggle arms across its borders. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 29 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1687, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Low German smuggeln & Dutch smokkelen":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sm\u0259-g\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164317", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "smuggleable":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": that can be smuggled":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-g\u0259l\u0259b\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090729", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "smuggler":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": one who smuggles something":[ "The traffic in drugs\u2014especially cocaine\u2014to Florida by sea and air from South America has been generating wealth to rival that of the tourist trade and attracting a cadre of ingenious and ruthless smugglers from around the world.", "\u2014 Jeremiah Tax", "In nearby Nogales smugglers tunnel 6 ft. under the border and funnel people through.", "\u2014 Terry McCarthy", "Officials in Paraguay raided a wildlife smuggling operation in its capital city, Asunci\u00f3n, on March 25, recovering two critically endangered Brazilian parrots, which Paraguayan smugglers had hoped to sell in West Germany for $40,000.", "\u2014 Focus" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1661, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sm\u0259-gl\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182609", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "smugness":{ "antonyms":[ "egoless", "humble", "modest", "uncomplacent" ], "definitions":{ ": highly self-satisfied":[], ": scrupulously clean, neat, or correct : tidy":[], ": trim or smart in dress : spruce":[] }, "examples":[ "Meanwhile, supporters are smug and righteous that the person who manages the world's leading stock exchange deserves every million. \u2014 Susan Lee , Wall Street Journal , 10 Sept. 2003", "Alice Norcross Pratt, a local stay-at-home mom, is portrayed as smug and pious, yet we also see glimmers of her hidden longings. \u2014 Elizabeth Graver , New York Times Book Review , 27 May 2001", "Once, Roy dared shooters to beat him with a shot between his legs. Now, he no longer passes out such smug invitations. The goalie who transformed the butterfly technique into an art form has humbly decided to keep his skates a little closer together \u2026 \u2014 Mark Kiszla , ESPN , 28 May 2001", "She was tall and beautiful and multilingual and fiercely opinionated. One of her opinions held that the rags that passed for literary magazines on campus were so smug and tame and insular that it was hopeless to even try to reform them; they simply needed to be replaced. \u2014 Tom Perrotta , Joe College , 2000", "It's OK to celebrate your success, but try not to be too smug about it.", "You can wipe that smug look off your face.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Roundheads in this case are the clipboard-toting officials from the local council, with their smug relish in finally having the power to oust Byron. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 19 June 2022", "After many years of smug success, the authoritarians have overstepped, says Garry Kasparov. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 2 June 2022", "The trio were hauled off in a police car in front of the Arconia before a crowd of smug onlookers after Mabel was found covered in blood with the dead body of their spiteful neighbor, Bunny (Jayne Houdyshell). \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 13 May 2022", "Both teams brought gritty physicality, on-court pettiness and smug commentary from their star players, as well as potential fisticuffs between two bench players. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022", "After all, Peyton Manning is no stranger to being smug . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 19 May 2022", "As for the stars, Benedict Cumberbatch shines as the usually confident and sometimes smug Strange and even dives deeper into the emotions and intentions beneath the hero in this installment. \u2014 Scott King, Forbes , 5 May 2022", "Palmer made thousands of pictures of plantations in the South with smug disregard for his subjects\u2019 agency or context. \u2014 Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Apr. 2022", "This contrasts with the smug , generational entitlement seen in social-justice movies. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1551, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably modification of Low German smuck neat, from Middle Low German, from smucken to dress; akin to Old English smoc smock":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sm\u0259g" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "assured", "biggety", "biggity", "bigheaded", "complacent", "conceited", "consequential", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "important", "overweening", "pompous", "prideful", "proud", "self-conceited", "self-important", "self-opinionated", "self-satisfied", "stuck-up", "swellheaded", "vain", "vainglorious" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185541", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "smur":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a drizzly fog or mist":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111946", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "smut":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": obscene language or matter":[], ": to affect (a crop or plant) with smut":[], ": to become affected by smut":[], ": to stain or taint with smut":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "Smut is not allowed in this house.", "obscenity laws that aimed to stamp out smut", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "More cases take the detective\u2019s attention: a teenage girl is found slain in a park; a smut peddler falls to death from a roof. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 27 May 2022", "The prized delicacy can be found on tostadas at Tumerico in Tucson, where where the restaurant also sells the corn smut in jars. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022", "An upstart feminist starts a revolutionary magazine after partnering with a publisher who specializes in smut in the new trailer for the upcoming HBO Max series, Minx, premiering on March 17. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 3 Mar. 2022", "Spicy BookTok is the sister kingdom to the smut queens of Bookstagram. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 14 Feb. 2022", "The upshot seems both obvious and hard to argue with: In a society with so much to answer for, so much real indecency and genuine cause for moral outrage, why the uproar over a few minutes of amateur smut ", "This phrase is applied to newspapers which delight in sensations, crime, scandal, smut , funny pictures, caricatures and malicious or frivolous gossip about persons and things of no public concern. \u2014 Nicholas Lemann, The New York Review of Books , 27 Feb. 2020", "This phrase is applied to newspapers which delight in sensations, crime, scandal, smut , funny pictures, caricatures and malicious or frivolous gossip about persons and things of no public concern. \u2014 Nicholas Lemann, The New York Review of Books , 27 Feb. 2020", "The grill turned a Caesar salad into a dank brown and green mess unrecognizable as a Caesar or a salad, and a stiff, dry rabbit roulade came with a huitlacoche custard that sapped its namesake of its corn- smut funkiness. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 8 July 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1587, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb", "1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably alteration of earlier smot to stain, from Middle English smotten ; akin to Middle High German smutzen to stain":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sm\u0259t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "crud", "dirt", "filth", "grime", "gunk", "muck", "soil" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024824", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "smuttiness":{ "antonyms":[ "clean", "decent", "G-rated", "nonobscene", "wholesome" ], "definitions":{ ": obscene , indecent":[ "a smutty joke" ], ": resembling smut in appearance : sooty":[] }, "examples":[ "the movie was rated R because of some nude scenes and smutty dialogue", "a street urchin with a smutty face", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Hunter\u2019s subjects\u2013in all of their goofy and smutty glory\u2013 are glowing with an aura of genuine internet optimism that feels enviable. \u2014 Cassidy George, Vogue , 2 June 2022", "But his filth, absurdity, and sense of seeing things from a different perspective felt ever-present in my smutty way of being in the world. \u2014 Daniel Scheffler, SPIN , 4 May 2022", "Fueling their smutty little project, however, are some serious dreams. \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022", "Robert inherently understands that in this series and exploits it to her own fabulously smutty ends. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Feb. 2022", "This isn\u2019t about literature being titillating, smutty or profane. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Nov. 2021", "Shygirl utilizes her deep vibrato and smutty lyricism to generate energy that\u2019s raunchy and infectious. \u2014 Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone , 29 June 2021", "Not salacious, or smutty , but an honest look at things that affect us. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Jan. 2021", "His work \u2014 rueful, cerebral, gloriously smutty \u2014 includes trance poetry and automatic writing. \u2014 Parul Sehgal, New York Times , 5 May 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sm\u0259-t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bawdy", "blue", "coarse", "crude", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "gross", "gutter", "impure", "indecent", "lascivious", "lewd", "locker-room", "nasty", "obscene", "pornographic", "porny", "profane", "raunchy", "ribald", "stag", "trashy", "unprintable", "vulgar", "wanton", "X-rated" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035344", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "smutty":{ "antonyms":[ "clean", "decent", "G-rated", "nonobscene", "wholesome" ], "definitions":{ ": obscene , indecent":[ "a smutty joke" ], ": resembling smut in appearance : sooty":[] }, "examples":[ "the movie was rated R because of some nude scenes and smutty dialogue", "a street urchin with a smutty face", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Hunter\u2019s subjects\u2013in all of their goofy and smutty glory\u2013 are glowing with an aura of genuine internet optimism that feels enviable. \u2014 Cassidy George, Vogue , 2 June 2022", "But his filth, absurdity, and sense of seeing things from a different perspective felt ever-present in my smutty way of being in the world. \u2014 Daniel Scheffler, SPIN , 4 May 2022", "Fueling their smutty little project, however, are some serious dreams. \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022", "Robert inherently understands that in this series and exploits it to her own fabulously smutty ends. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Feb. 2022", "This isn\u2019t about literature being titillating, smutty or profane. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Nov. 2021", "Shygirl utilizes her deep vibrato and smutty lyricism to generate energy that\u2019s raunchy and infectious. \u2014 Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone , 29 June 2021", "Not salacious, or smutty , but an honest look at things that affect us. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Jan. 2021", "His work \u2014 rueful, cerebral, gloriously smutty \u2014 includes trance poetry and automatic writing. \u2014 Parul Sehgal, New York Times , 5 May 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sm\u0259-t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bawdy", "blue", "coarse", "crude", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "gross", "gutter", "impure", "indecent", "lascivious", "lewd", "locker-room", "nasty", "obscene", "pornographic", "porny", "profane", "raunchy", "ribald", "stag", "trashy", "unprintable", "vulgar", "wanton", "X-rated" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070054", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] } }