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[ adjective ] (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear

Synonyms

dingy muddy dirty

Examples

"dirty" is often used in combination "a dirty (or dingy) white" "the muddied gray of the sea" "muddy colors" "dirty-green walls" "dirty-blonde hair"

Used in print

(Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)

Underneath him the sea was a dark and muddied gray .

Related terms

impure

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