dingy, adj.
(dingier, dingiest)
freq. cnt. 4
(dingier, dingiest)
freq. cnt. 4
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
begrimed dingy grimy grubby grungy raunchy
sample sentences
"a miner's begrimed face""dingy linen"
"grimy hands"
"grubby little fingers"
"a grungy kitchen"
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causing dejection
<adj.all>
blue dark dingy disconsolate dismal drab drear dreary gloomy grim sorry
sample sentences
"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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(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
dingy dirty muddied muddy
sample sentences
"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"
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