dingy
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(satellite adjective) depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams |
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Synonyms: dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, sorry |
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(satellite adjective) thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" |
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Synonyms: begrimed, grimy, grubby, grungy |
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(satellite adjective) (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" |
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Synonyms: dirty, muddied, muddy |
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