First Known Use: 1691
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dingy
adjective din·gy \ˈdin-jē\
: dark and dirty : not fresh or clean
din·gi·erdin·gi·est
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Origin of DINGY
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Related to DINGY
- Synonyms
- bedraggled, befouled, begrimed, bemired, besmirched, black, blackened, cruddy, dirty, draggled, dusty, filthy, foul, grimy, grotty [chiefly British], grubby, grungy, mucky, muddy, nasty, smudged, smutty, soiled, sordid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly
- Antonyms
- clean, cleanly, immaculate, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless, stainless, ultraclean, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied
DINGY Defined for Kids
dingy
adjective din·gy \ˈdin-jē\
din·gi·erdin·gi·est
Definition of DINGY for Kids
: rather dark and dirty <a dingy room>
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