dingy (Meaning)
dingy (s)
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
causing dejection
dingy (n.)
Alt. of Dinghy
dingy (superl.)
Soiled; sullied; of a dark or dusky color; dark brown; dirty.
Synonyms & Antonyms of dingy
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Synonyms:
- confused
- unkempt
- contaminated
- impure
- raunchy
- scuzzy
- disordered
- gunky
- jumbled
- germy
- untidy
- bemired
- rumpled
- befouled
- sleazy
- scruffy
- mussy
- messed
- unsterile
- insanitary
- skanky
- besmirched
- muddled
- dishevelled
- slovenly
- disarrayed
- unsanitary
- uncleaned
- disheveled
- disarranged
- sooty
- littered
- defiled
- unwashed
- shabby
- tainted
- unsterilized
- cluttered
- squalid
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dingy Sentence Examples
- The dingy alleyway was shrouded in darkness, casting an eerie glow on the surrounding walls.
- The old house had a dingy exterior, its paint peeling and windows boarded up.
- The dingy room smelled musty and stale, its furnishings worn and threadbare.
- The dingy clothesline hung heavy with unwashed laundry, swaying in the gentle breeze.
- The dingy basement was filled with cobwebs and dust, creating a suffocating atmosphere.
- The dingy restaurant had a seedy reputation, its patrons often unsavory characters.
- The dingy apartment was so small and cramped that it felt like a cage.
- The dingy bathroom was a breeding ground for bacteria, its tiles stained and its fixtures rusty.
- The dingy hospital hallway echoed with the sound of footsteps, each step seeming to reverberate through the desolate space.
- The dingy motel room was the epitome of squalor, with a bed that was lumpy and a bathroom that was barely functional.
FAQs About the word dingy
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot, (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear, causing dejectionAlt. of Dinghy, Soiled; sullied; of a d
dirty, muddy, stained, dusty,filthy, blackened, black, soiled, unclean, uncleanly
cleaned, clean, cleanly, immaculate, unstained, limpid, pure, spick-and-span, spotless, unsoiled
The dingy alleyway was shrouded in darkness, casting an eerie glow on the surrounding walls.
The old house had a dingy exterior, its paint peeling and windows boarded up.
The dingy room smelled musty and stale, its furnishings worn and threadbare.
The dingy clothesline hung heavy with unwashed laundry, swaying in the gentle breeze.
