How to Memorize

dingy - gloomy

Analysis

If something is ‘dingy’ then it is dark, dirty, and disordered. The word is most commonly used to describe a person’s clothes or living space and implies something depressing and negative that is having to be endured, typically because of a lack of money or resources.

Example(s)

1. I was on a limited budget when I travelled around Europe, so I had to stay in dingy hostels in pretty squalid areas.

2. After a hard day out working in the fields, I couldn’t wait to get out of my dingy clothes and take a bath.

3. Morale is quite low at the company, and it is not helped by the dinginess of the office we have to work in.