dingily
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7.9
- adverb
- /ˈdɪŋɪli/
- The once-beautiful curtains now hung dingily in the abandoned house.
Examples
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She wore a dingily stained dress to the party.
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With her coat hanging dingily from her shoulders, she hurried down the alley.
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He stared out the window of the motel, the sunlight filtering dingily through stained glass.
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The room was painted a dingily shade of brown.
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The curtains in the old theater hung dingily, covered in dust and grime.
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The furniture in the abandoned cabin looked dingily worn and faded.
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They found the old photographs dingily stored in a damp box in the attic.
Synonyms
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4.4
In a way that looks old and not cared for
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6.5
In a dull way without life or interest
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1.8
In a way that is not clean, fair, or polite
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4.1
In a messy, untidy way, especially about clothes or hair
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8.9
In a very dirty and morally bad way
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5.7
In a dirty, untidy way
In a dirty, shabby way that looks old and untidy
In a shabby, cheap way that looks old
Antonyms
How Shabby
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dingily comes from dingy, a word for something dark, dull, or dirty. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine something 'dinged' or worn so it looks shabby and not bright, so dingily means 'in a dirty, shabby, or dull way'.