What is the Latin word for dingy?

The usual Latin words for “dingy” are fuscus, subniger, sordidus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“dingy” in Latin

fuscusswarthy, dusky, dark; husky, hoarse subnigerblackish, somewhat black sordidusdirty, filthy, nasty; of poor, mean, base quality, low-brow

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

dingy

fuscus (brown): subniger (blackish): sordidus. sordidior: sordidulus (dirty; dirtyish).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for dingy?: The usual Latin words for “dingy” are fuscus, subniger, sordidus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.