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Dowdy

Dowdy Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Dowdy? [n] deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust [n] British Marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970) [adj] primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game" [adj] lacking in smartness or taste; "a dowdy gray outfit"; "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Dowdy: Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding \| Dowding \| frumpish \| frumpy \| Hugh Dowding \| out of fashion \| pandowdy \| styleless \| unfashionable \| unstylish Related Terms \| Find terms related to Dowdy: archaic \| blowsy \| bygone \| dated \| demode \| down-at-heel \| down-at-the-heels \| drab \| draggletailed \| dull \| frayed \| frazzled \| frowsy \| frowzy \| frumpish \| frumpy \| full of holes \| holey \| in rags \| in shreds \| in tatters \| messy \| old hat \| old-fashioned \| outdated \| outmoded \| out-of-date \| passe \| patchy \| ragged \| raggedy \| ratty \| scruffy \| seedy \| shabby \| shoddy \| slattern \| sloppy \| slovenly \| slut \| sordid \| stodgy \| tacky \| tattered \| tatty \| torn \| traipse \| unbecoming \| unfashionable \| unkempt \| unseemly \| vintage See Also \| full general \| general \| marshal \| marshall \| pastry Dowdy In Webster's Dictionary \Dow"dy\, a. [Compar. {Dowdier}; superl. {Dowdiest}.] [Scot. dawdie slovenly, daw, da sluggard, drab, Prov. E. dowd flat, dead.] Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar-looking. -- {Dow"dily}, adv. -- {Dow"diness}, n. \Dow"dy\, n.; pl. {Dowdies}. An awkward, vulgarly dressed, inelegant woman. --Shak. Dryden.

Dowdy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dowdy?

[n] deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
[n] British Marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
[adj] primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"
[adj] lacking in smartness or taste; "a dowdy gray outfit"; "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"

Dowdy In Webster's Dictionary

\Dow"dy\, a. [Compar. {Dowdier}; superl. {Dowdiest}.]
[Scot. dawdie slovenly, daw, da sluggard, drab, Prov. E. dowd
flat, dead.]
Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in
dress; vulgar-looking. -- {Dow"di*ly}, adv. -- {Dow"di*ness},
n.


\Dow"dy\, n.; pl. {Dowdies}.
An awkward, vulgarly dressed, inelegant woman. --Shak.
Dryden.

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