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dingy
[ din-jee ]
adjective
- of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness.
- shabby; dismal.
dingy
/ ˈdɪndʒɪ /
adjective
- lacking light or brightness; drab
- dirty; discoloured
Derived Forms
- ˈdingily, adverb
- ˈdinginess, noun
Other Words From
- dingi·ly adverb
- dingi·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of dingy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dingy1
Example Sentences
He has a majestic view of the dingy back entrance of a Hilton hotel.
On a cold, foggy night On Feb 26, 1998 I walked out a dingy hotel in handcuffs.
Then I turned to the right and stopped before a dingy shop which bore the sign: HAWBERK, ARMOURER.
That night, I dreamed of a square, three-story, concrete building that was dark and dingy with filth, dust, and cobwebs.
When she came to power in 1978, Britain was a dreary, dreary place: dingy, funereal, abashed, scruffy, feckless.
They were for the most part dingy, but as they were nearly always open it did not make so much difference.
It was there also that she ate, keeping her belongings in a rare old buffet, dingy and battered from a hundred years of use.
It is up a lot of very dingy back-staircases and down a lot of very dingy passages.
He wore moccasins and buckskin leggings, and a dingy-blue flannel shirt, open at the throat.
Those two spots 92 of colour against the dingy wood panels dressed up the desolation wonderfully.
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