smirched smirc·hed uncommon adjective 1. smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination “oil-smeared work clothes” “hostile faces smirched by the grime and rust” Henry Roth “ink-smudged fingers” Synonymssmearedsmudgedsmudgy Similardirty WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.