inkstained
Smudged with writing
Inkstained describes something marked or discolored by ink: inkstained fingers, an inkstained manuscript.
The word often appears in the phrase inkstained wretch, a self-deprecating or affectionate term for journalists and writers—people whose craft once literally left ink on their hands from pens and printing presses.
Manual document copier
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- quillFeather used for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- writerCreator of texts
calligraphy · copyist · penmanship · letterpress · journalist · author · editor · typesetter
Blurred by contact
- blottedSoaked up liquid
- fingersAppendages of the hand
- handsGripping limbs' extremities
- smearedSpread carelessly across
messy · splotched · marked · spotted · blot · splatter · cuffs · sleeves
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Manual document copier
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- quillFeather used for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
writer · calligraphy · copyist · penmanship · letterpress · journalist · author · editor · typesetter · compositor
smudged
Blurred by contact
smeared · messy · splotched · marked · spotted · blot · splatter · cuffs · sleeves · apron
scholarly
Marked by serious learning
intellectual · studious · academic · erudite · devoted · passionate · dedicated · obsessed · romantic · bohemian
newspaper
Printed periodical of current events
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- broadsheetLarge-format serious newspaper
- reporterOne who gathers news
newsprint · deadline · headline · column · byline · dispatch · gazette · correspondent · masthead · printing press