1. covered or marked with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substance
2. blurred or unclear in appearance

1. past tense and past participle of smear; spread or daubed with a greasy or sticky substance

Examples

• The child’s face was smeared with chocolate.
• She smeared butter on the toast.
• His glasses were smeared with fingerprints.
• The paint was smeared across the canvas.
• The writing became smeared in the rain.
• The window was smeared and difficult to see through.
• He accidentally smeared the wet ink with his hand.