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dingy

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din‧gy /ˈdɪndʒi/ adjective (comparative dingier, superlative dingiest)
dark, dirty, and in bad condition:
a dingy room
a dingy side-street
—dinginess noun [uncountable]
THESAURUS
dirty not clean: His clothes were untidy and he had dirty hands.
filthy very dirty: Each year filthy water causes millions of cases of illness.
muddy covered with mud: It had been raining hard and the path was muddy.
dusty covered with dust: the dusty shelves in the attic
greasy covered with oil or grease: Greasy food is bad for your health.
grubby (also mucky British English) informal fairly dirty and needing to be cleaned or washed: He was wearing a grubby white T-shirt. | mucky fingers
grimy covered with thick dirt or dirt that has been there a long time: I couldn’t see much out of the grimy windows of the train.
dingy /ˈdɪndʒi/ looking dark, dirty, and unpleasant. Used about rooms, houses, and buildings: We worked in a dingy little office behind the station.
polluted used about land, water, or air that has been made dirty: 85% of city dwellers breathe heavily polluted air.
contaminated made dirty by a dangerous substance or bacteria: The virus is mainly spread through contaminated food.
squalid /ˈskwɒləd, ˈskwɒlɪd $ ˈskwɑː-/ formal extremely dirty and unpleasant. Used about the place or conditions in which someone lives: People are living in squalid conditions, with little water and no sanitation.
unhygienic /ʌnhaɪˈdʒiːnɪk◂ $ -ˈdʒe-, -ˈdʒiː-/ formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially conditions in kitchens, restaurants, and hospitals: The food was prepared under unhygienic conditions.
unsanitary (also insanitary British English) formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially because there is not a good system for getting rid of waste: People’s health is being threatened by overcrowded and insanitary homes. | They work for long hours in unsanitary conditions.
soiled formal made dirty, especially by waste from your body: Soiled nappies should be changed as quickly as possible.

Dirty Dingy Covered Formal Conditions Made ˈdɪndʒi Dark