dingy.

Dull or dirty-looking, often with poor light or worn surroundings.

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Words that belong together

• dingy room
• dingy corridor
• dingy clothes

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A dingy corridor led to the back stairs.

The shop’s dingy windows blocked the daylight.

His dingy coat had lost its original color.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Dingier; dingiest. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.