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dinky

adjective noun

(British informal) pretty and neat

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
D
Ends with
Y
Contains
IN
Scrabble score
13

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adjective

  1. (British informal) pretty and neat

    “What a dinky little hat”

adjective

  1. Small and unimpressive

    “We stayed in a dinky old hotel”

noun

  1. A small locomotive

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What a dinky little hat
We stayed in a dinky old hotel
An insignificant sum of money

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