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Etymology

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half- +‎ smoked

Adjective

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halfsmoked (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly of a cigarette) Halfway consumed through prior use.
    • 2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 3, in Nick, New York, Boston, London: Little, Brown and Company, page 19:
      She took out a matchbox and a halfsmoked cigarette.