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- Dictionarydingy/ˈdɪn(d)ʒi/
adjective
- 1. gloomy and drab: "a dingy room"
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(of a place or material) dark and unattractive esp. because of being dirty or not cared for: The stores seemed old and dingy, their lights too dim and their ceilings too low. (Definition of dingy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of dingy. dingy.
adjective. din· gy ˈdin-jē. dingier; dingiest. Synonyms of dingy. 1. : dirty, unclean. dingy fingernails. 2. : shabby, squalid. a dingy hotel room. dingily. ˈdin-jə-lē. adverb. dinginess. ˈdin-jē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. bedraggled. befouled. begrimed. bemired. besmirched. blackened. cruddy. dirty. draggled. dusty. filthy. foul. grimy.
A dingy building or place is rather dark and depressing, and perhaps dirty. Shaw took me to his rather dingy office. Synonyms: dull , dark , dim , gloomy More Synonyms of dingy
Dingy definition: of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness.. See examples of DINGY used in a sentence.
If something is dingy, it's dirty. If you spend your days as a chimney sweeper, you probably look pretty dingy . The adjective dingy is often, but not always, used to describe one's clothing or living space.
(of a place or material) dark and unattractive esp. because of being dirty or not cared for: The stores seemed old and dingy, their lights too dim and their ceilings too low. (Definition of dingy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of dingy. dingy.
1. lacking light or brightness; drab. 2. dirty; discoloured. [C18: perhaps from an earlier dialect word related to Old English dynge dung] ˈdingily adv. ˈdinginess n. dingy. (ˈdɪŋɪ) vb, pl -gies, -gying or -gied. (tr) slang Brit to ignore (a person) or avoid (an event)
