dingy
About 0.75 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Dark, dull.
- adjective Shabby, squalid, uncared-for.
- noun Alternative form of dinghy.
- verb Alternative form of dinghy.
- adjective Resembling or characteristic of a ding (the sound).
Similar words
grubby dirty begrimed grungy grimy unclean soiled impure drab gloomy
Often followed by
and little room white old brown yellow office walls
Word family
dingier dingiest dingily dinginess dinginesses
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