Meaning of dingy in English
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Classifying Adjective
dingyDefinitions
1. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or sootExamples
- « a miner's begrimed face »
- « dingy linen »
- « grimy hands »
- « grubby little fingers »
- « a grungy kitchen »
Synonyms
- 2. (of color) discolored by impurities
Examples
- « not bright and clear »
- « dirty is often used in combination »
- « a dirty (or dingy) white »
- « the muddied gray of the sea »
- « muddy colors »
- « dirty-green walls »
- « dirty-blonde hair »
Synonyms
- 3. depressing in character or appearance
Examples
- « drove through dingy streets »
- « the dismal prison twilight- Charles Dickens »
- « drab old buildings »
- « a dreary mining town »
- « gloomy tenements »
- « sorry routine that follows on the heels of death- B.A.Williams »
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Famous quotes
- « Fantastic! Right in the middle of that long stretch between Christmas and Spring Break, your coats are getting dirty, everything's dark, dingy - what a great time for a movie! » John Hughes