{ }, n. [ Bengalee dingi. ] 1. a small boat propelled by oars or sails, used in the East Indies, in sheltered waters. [ Written also dinghey. ] Malcom. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. a small boat intended to be used as a tender or lifeboat, carried or towed by a ship. It may be propelled by oars, sail, or a motor. [ PJC ]
3. a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled. Syn. -- dory, rowboat. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. [ Compar. Dingier superl. Dingiest. ] [ Prob. fr. dung. Cf. Dungy. ] Soiled; sullied; of a dark or dusky color; dark brown; dirty. “Scraps of dingy paper.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
(adj) causing dejection, Syn. disconsolate, grim, gloomy, dreary, drear, dismal, drab, dingy, dark, sorry, Example:a blue day; the dark days of the war; a week of rainy depressing weather; a disconsolate winter landscape; the first dismal dispiriting days of November; a dark gloomy day; grim rainy weather
(adj) (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; is often used in combination, Syn. muddy, dingy, muddied, Example:dirty; a dirty (or dingy) white; the muddied grey of the sea; muddy colors; dirty-green walls; dirty-blonde hair