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Definition of Dingy
1. Adjective. Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot. "A grungy kitchen"
Similar to: Dirty, Soiled, Unclean
Derivative terms: Dinge, Dinginess, Grime, Griminess, Grubbiness, Grunge
2. Adjective. (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear. "Dirty-blonde hair"
Similar to: Impure
Derivative terms: Dinge, Dinginess, Muddiness
3. Adjective. Causing dejection. "Grim rainy weather"
Similar to: Cheerless, Depressing, Uncheerful
Derivative terms: Dreariness
Definition of Dingy
1. a. Soiled; sullied; of a dark or dusky color; dark brown; dirty.
Definition of Dingy
1. Adjective. drab; shabby; dirty; squalid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dingy
1. grimy [n -GIES] - See also: grimy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dingy
Literary usage of Dingy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Eminent Women of the Age: Being Narratives of the Lives and Deeds of the by James Parton (1868)
"So it happens that the gloves your lovers find will be sure to be Lisle thread,
and dingy and battered at that ; for how can you pluck flowers, ..."
2. Travels in the United States, Etc., During 1849 and 1850 by Emmeline Stuart-Wortley (1851)
"A dingy VEHICLE. FACTORIES AND FOUNDRIES IN PITTSBURG.— THE OHIO. THE NEW SUSPENSION
BRIDGE AT WHEELING. ACCIDENTS TO STEAMERS CAUSED BY IT. ..."
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