dinky

[ ding-kee ]

/ ˈdɪŋ ki /

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adjective, dink·i·er, dink·i·est.

Informal. small, unimportant, unimpressive, or shabby: We stayed in a dinky old hotel.

British Informal. fashionable; well dressed; smart.

noun, plural dink·ies.

dinkey.

Origin of dinky

1780–90; compare Scots dink neatly dressed, trim (of obscure origin); sense shift perhaps: trim > dainty > small > insignificant; see -y¹

Words nearby dinky

dink, Dinka, dinkey, dinkie, dinkum, dinky, dinky-di, dinna, dinner, dinner clothes, dinner dance

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Example sentences from the Web for dinky

You think that this tragedy has given you an opportunity to catapult you [sic] dinky blog and newspaper to new heights.
The Missing Murder Suspect|Rick Outzen|July 31, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Look at the legs, with the dinky pantalets—aren't they dreams?
Stover at Yale|Owen Johnson
What could this crazy skipper mean by attacking a fleet with one dinky little schooner?
Revolutionary Reader|Sophie Lee Foster
He was dressed in a new golf suit, complete—from the dinky cap to the Scotch plaid stockings.
Roughing it De Luxe|Irvin S. Cobb

You didn't think I was going to stay in that dinky hospital when there was so much doing, did you?
Army Boys on the Firing Line|Homer Randall
You come chasin' yourselves down here, scared out of your wits because a dinky little one cent newspaper's makin' faces at you.
American Sketches|Charles Whibley

British Dictionary definitions for dinky

dinky

/ (ˈdɪŋkɪ) /

adjective dinkier or dinkiest informal

British small and neat; dainty

US inconsequential; insignificant

Word Origin for dinky

C18 (in the sense: dainty): from dink

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单词	dinky
释义	dinky [ ding-kee ] / ˈdɪŋ ki / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dinky ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, dink·i·er, dink·i·est. Informal. small, unimportant, unimpressive, or shabby: We stayed in a dinky old hotel. British Informal. fashionable; well dressed; smart. noun, plural dink·ies. dinkey. Origin of dinky 1780–90; compare Scots dink neatly dressed, trim (of obscure origin); sense shift perhaps: trim > dainty > small > insignificant; see -y¹ Words nearby dinky dink, Dinka, dinkey, dinkie, dinkum, dinky, dinky-di, dinna, dinner, dinner clothes, dinner dance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dinky You think that this tragedy has given you an opportunity to catapult you [sic] dinky blog and newspaper to new heights. The Missing Murder Suspect\|Rick Outzen\|July 31, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Look at the legs, with the dinky pantalets—aren't they dreams? Stover at Yale\|Owen Johnson What could this crazy skipper mean by attacking a fleet with one dinky little schooner? Revolutionary Reader\|Sophie Lee Foster He was dressed in a new golf suit, complete—from the dinky cap to the Scotch plaid stockings. Roughing it De Luxe\|Irvin S. Cobb You didn't think I was going to stay in that dinky hospital when there was so much doing, did you? Army Boys on the Firing Line\|Homer Randall You come chasin' yourselves down here, scared out of your wits because a dinky little one cent newspaper's makin' faces at you. American Sketches\|Charles Whibley British Dictionary definitions for dinky dinky / (ˈdɪŋkɪ) / adjective dinkier or dinkiest informal British small and neat; dainty US inconsequential; insignificant Word Origin for dinky C18 (in the sense: dainty): from dink Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dinky trim, petite, miniature, dainty, minor, secondary, mini, bush-league, insignificant, lesser, neat, small-time, minor-league, second rate, small-fry
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dinky

adjective, dink·i·er, dink·i·est.

noun, plural dink·ies.

Origin of dinky

Words nearby dinky

Example sentences from the Web for dinky

British Dictionary definitions for dinky

adjective dinkier or dinkiest informal

Word Origin for dinky

Words related to dinky