dingy Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective satellite thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
   begrimed; grimy; grubby; raunchy; grungy.
   
   • a miner's begrimed face
   • dingy linen
   • grimy hands
   • grubby little fingers
   • a grungy kitchen
2. adjective satellite (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
   muddy; muddied; dirty.
   
   • dirty" is often used in combination
   • a dirty (or dingy) white
   • the muddied grey of the sea
   • muddy colors
   • dirty-green walls
   • dirty-blonde hair
3. adjective satellite causing dejection
   blue; drear; disconsolate; dreary; dark; gloomy; dismal; drab; sorry; grim.
   
   • a blue day
   • the dark days of the war
   • a week of rainy depressing weather
   • a disconsolate winter landscape
   • the first dismal dispiriting days of November
   • a dark gloomy day
   • grim rainy weather

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