I. dingy like dinghy
archaic
variant of dinghy
II. din·gy ˈdinjē, -ji adjective
( usually -er/-est )
Etymology: origin unknown
: dirty , soiled , discolored
dingy white doors fastened with long iron bars — Rudyard Kipling
shabby in attire, dingy of linen — W.M.Thackeray
: dark, dull, or drab in color or appearance
a nasty, dingy night
: shabby , mean , squalid
flashed from dingy obscurity into splendor — H.G.Wells
the dingy loneliness of his life — Punch
had no record of dingy conspiracy — T.E.M.McKitterick
to make mean treaties and … accept the dingiest peace — Francis Hackett