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Webster 1913 Edition

Dingy

Din′gy

(dĭn′jy̆)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Dingier
;
sup
erl.
Dingiest
.]
[Prob. fr.
dung
. Cf.
Dungy
.]
Soiled; sullied; of a dark or dusky color; dark brown; dirty.
“Scraps of dingy paper.”
Macaulay.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dingy

DINGY

,
Adj.
Soiled; sullied; of a dark color; brown; dusky; dun.

Definition 2024

dingy

dingy

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪn.dʒi/

Adjective

dingy ‎(comparative dingier, superlative dingiest)

  1. drab; shabby; dirty; squalid
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Etymology 2

Noun

dingy ‎(plural dingies)

  1. Alternative form of dinghy
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References

  1. ↑ http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=dingy&searchmode=none

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Etymology

From English dialectal (Kentish) dingy ‎(“dirty”), of unknown origin, though probably from an unrecorded Middle English *dingy, *düngy, from Old English *dyncgiġ ‎(“covered with dung, dirty”), an umlaut form of Old English duncge, dung ‎(“dung”), equivalent to dung +‎ -y. [1]

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