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Dungy vs Dingy - What's the difference?

dungy | dingy |

As adjectives the difference between dungy and dingy

is that dungy is resembling or characteristic of dung while dingy is drab; shabby; dirty; squalid.

As a noun dingy is

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dungy

English

(wikipedia dungy)

Adjective

(er)
  • Resembling or characteristic of dung.
    • 1813 , Charles Marshall - A Plain and Easy Introduction to the Knowledge and Practice of Gardening: With Hints on Fish-ponds - Page 354
    ...they may not be drawn up long legged; and by no means to let them have a dungy soil to grow in, or a very rich one...
  • Covered in dung
    • 1999 , J. F. Gracey, David S. Collins, Robert J. Huey - Meat Hygiene page 167
    If, however, excessively dungy animals are offered for transportation, the owner of the animals is requested to clean them.

    dingy

    English

    Etymology 1

    From English dialectal (Kentish) . http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=dingy&searchmode=none

    Adjective

    (er)
  • drab; shabby; dirty; squalid
    • Synonyms
    * (drab) dismal, drab, dreary, gloomy, grimy
    Antonyms
    * (drab) bright, clean
    Derived terms
    * dingily * dinginess

    Noun

    (head)
  • (rfv-sense) Penis.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (dingies)
    • (Charles Dickens)

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