Meaning
Dark, dull.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From English dialectal (Kentish) dingy (“dirty”), of unknown origin, though probably from Middle English *dingy, dungy, from Old English *dyncgiġ (“covered with dung, dirty”), an umlaut form of duncge, dung (“dung”), equivalent to dung + -y, hence a doublet of dungy.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles: