Another word for dingy
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Adjective
Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect
- Of or characteristic of rats.
- Infested with rats.
- Dilapidated; shabby.
- Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.
- Having the nap worn down so that the filling or warp threads show through; frayed or shabby:
- Wearing old, shabby clothing.
- Overused to the point of being worn out; hackneyed:
- Somewhat worn, shabby, or dilapidated.
- Torn into shreds; ragged.
- Having ragged clothes; dressed in tatters.
- Shabby or dilapidated.
- Shabby, dirty, and vulgar; tawdry:
- Dishonest or corrupt; disreputable:
- Made of low-quality materials; cheap or shoddy.
- Made of or containing inferior material.
- Of poor quality or craft.
- Rundown; shabby.
- Showing signs of wear and tear; threadbare or worn-out:
- Dilapidated or deteriorated in condition, especially through neglect; seedy:
- Wearing threadbare clothing.
- Having many seeds.
- Resembling seeds or a seed.
- Worn and shabby; unkempt:
- Shabby; untidy.
- Scaly; scabby.
- Covered with or consisting of scrub or underbrush.
- Shrublike or scraggly:
- Paltry or shabby:
- A point-by-point summary.
- A play in which a runner is trapped between bases and is pursued by fielders attempting to make the tag.
- In poor physical condition; weak or exhausted.
- Affected with, caused by, or resembling mange.
- Shabby or squalid:
- Mean; contemptible.
- Simple past tense and past participle of fade.
- Worn out from long use or neglect; dilapidated.
- Shabbily dressed because of poverty; seedy.
- Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as through neglect; broken-down and shabby.
- Weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use.
- Present participle of decay.
- Not in working order.
- In poor condition, as from old age; infirm.
- Wet, drenched, or messy:
- Being in a condition of deterioration; dilapidated:
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Another word for dingy
Modifier
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- Showing signs of wear and tear; threadbare or worn-out:
- Dilapidated or deteriorated in condition, especially through neglect; seedy:
- Wearing threadbare clothing.
- Partially or totally dark, especially dismal and dreary:
- Showing or filled with gloom:
- Causing or producing gloom; depressing:
- Covered or smudged with grime.
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