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    dingy

    dingy - Dictionary definition and meaning for word dingy

    Definition
    (adj) thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
    Synonyms : begrimed , grimy , grubby , grungy , raunchy
    Example Sentence
    • a miner's begrimed face
    • dingy linen
    • grimy hands
    • grubby little fingers
    • a grungy kitchen
    Definition
    (adj) (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
    Synonyms : dirty , muddied , muddy
    Example Sentence
    • dirty
    • a dirty (or dingy) white
    • the muddied grey of the sea
    • muddy colors
    • dirty-green walls
    • dirty-blonde hair
    Definition
    (adj) causing dejection
    Synonyms : blue , dark , disconsolate , dismal , drab , drear , dreary , gloomy , grim , sorry
    Example Sentence
    • 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
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dingy

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dingy reminds us about pakistan ex caption ingy(inzamam ul haq)who always remains dull and cheerless on field

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I think of something dingy as having dents due to being dirty or discolored.

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Dean(din) ji(gy) ka room dingy hai

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You get inDIGNant if someone pries after you trying to show to public your "DINGy linen"

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Word used in video below:
text: Guess I'm gonna have to open a dingy lakeside café, aren't I?
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