Thesaurus: dingy

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1. n. Alt. of Dinghy
2. superl. Soiled; sullied; of a dark or dusky color; dark brown; dirty.
3. adj. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
4. adj. (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
5. adj. causing dejection
6. 1. A kind of boat used in the East Indies. [Written also dinghey.] Malcom. 2. A ship's smallest boat. Soiled; sullied; of a dark or dusky color; dark brown; dirty. "Scraps of dingy paper." Macaulay.
7. Soiled; sullied; of a dark or dusky color; dark brown; dirty."Scraps of dingy paper." Macaulay.
8. j:100 s thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot s (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear s causing dejection