dungy
- adjective
- /ˈdʌŋi/
- Archaic
:
sucio
- He stepped into the dungy basement, which smelled of mold and neglect.
Examples
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It does not develop this well, but I think it was just a dark dungy room at that time.
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Our dungy earth alike feeds beasts as man.
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The garden was filled with dungy leaves that hadn't been cleaned up for weeks.
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After the storm, the path became dungy with mud and debris.
Synonyms
183
1.5
Very dirty and covered with mud or dirt
28
6.5
Worn and dirty, in bad condition
26
3.8
Very bad or of poor quality
22
3.7
Covered in thick dirt that makes something look and feel dirty
7
1.3
Dirty and covered in dust, food, or grease
4
5.8
An ugly, dirty place that looks like a garbage dump
2
5.6
Covered with a thin dirty film on the surface
1
2.5
Not clean because it has mud or grease on it
1
8.2
Covered in poop or very dirty
Covered thickly with dark dirt or soot
A place or surface that is wet, muddy and looks dirty and messy
Antonyms
How Dirty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dungy comes from the simple word dung, which means 'animal waste', plus the small ending -y that means 'full of' or 'having'. So dungy is 'full of dung' and is used for things that are very dirty or that smell like dung.