dingy

(dĭn'jē)
adj., -gi·er, -gi·est.

1. Darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored.
2. Shabby, drab, or squalid.

[Possibly from Middle English dinge, dung, variant of dung. See dung.]

dingily din'gi·ly adv.
dinginess din'gi·ness n.

ding·y² (dĭng'ē)
adj. Slang
Crazy; insane.

[DING¹ + -Y¹.]

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adjective

Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect: bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty, threadbare. Informal tacky². Slang ratty. Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone topotseed, pastcurehope. See better/worse.

adj

Definition: soiled, tacky
Antonyms: bright, clean, immaculate, neat, pure, spotless

IN BRIEF: adj. - Causing dejection; Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; (of color) discolored by impurities.

Tutor's tip: The "dinge" (the state of being dull or shabby) of the harbor is as bad as the "dingy" (shabby, worn, dark, or dull) condition of the boat, but the "dinghy" (a small boat) is clean and has a bell to "ding" (to make a ringing sound).

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Used as a description of fleece wool; the wool is lacking in brightness.

For a list of words related to dingy, see:

• Unappealing, Shabby, Messy, Poor, or Clumsy
• Ordinary, Dull, Plain, or Banal

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - snavset, lurvet

Nederlands (Dutch)
smerig, sjofel, armoedig

Français (French)
adj. - défraîchi, minable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schmuddelig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ρυπαρός, λερωμένος, μουντός, σκοτεινός

Italiano (Italian)
sporco, sbiadito, squallido

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - encardido, lúgubre

Русский (Russian)
выцветший, облезлый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sucio, deslustrado, sórdido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - smutsig, grådaskig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
暗黑的, 邋遢的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 暗黑的, 邋遢的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 평이 안 좋은, 거무스레한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 黒ずんだ, すすけた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قذر وداكن, باهت وكئيب, رث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קודר, מלוכלך‬

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