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dingy

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dingy /ˈdɪn(d)ʒi/

▶adjective (dingier, dingiest) gloomy and drab.

– derivatives
dingily adverb,
dinginess noun.

– origin C18: perh. based on OE dynge ‘dung’.

'dingy' also found in these Oxford entries:

fleapit - frowzy - grunge - hole in the wall

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