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dingy
adjective
Causing dejection
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ˈdɪn.dʒi
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adjective
Causing dejection
“A blue day”
adjective
Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
“A miner's begrimed face”
adjective
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
“A dirty (or dingy) white”
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A blue day
The dark days of the war
A week of rainy depressing weather
A disconsolate winter landscape
The first dismal dispiriting days of November
A miner's begrimed face
Dingy linen
Grimy hands
Grubby little fingers
A grungy kitchen
A dirty (or dingy) white
The muddied grey of the sea
Muddy colors
Dirty-green walls
Dirty-blonde hair
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