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dowdy
dow·dy D0363800 (dou′dē)adj. dow·di·er, dow·di·est 1. Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby: a dowdy gray outfit.2. Old-fashioned; antiquated.n. pl. dow·dies A dowdy person; a frump.
[From Middle English doude, immoral, unattractive, or shabbily dressed woman.]
dow′di·ly adv.dow′di·ness n.dow′dy·ish adj.dowdy (ˈdaʊdɪ) adj, -dier or -diest (Clothing & Fashion) (esp of a woman's dress) drab, unflattering, and old-fashionedn, pl -dies (Clothing & Fashion) a dowdy woman[C14: dowd slut, of unknown origin] ˈdowdily adv ˈdowdiness n ˈdowdyish adjdow•dy1 (ˈdaʊ di)
adj. -di•er, -di•est, adj. 1. not stylish; drab; out-of-date: dowdy clothes. 2. not neat; shabby. n. 3. a dowdy woman. [1300–50; Middle English doude unattractive woman] dow′di•ly, adv. dow′di•ness, n. dow′dy•ish, adj. dow•dy2 (ˈdaʊ di)
n., pl. -dies. apple pandowdy. [1935–40; short form] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Dowdy - British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, Dowding, Hugh Dowding | | 2. | dowdy - deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crustpandowdypastry - any of various baked foods made of dough or batter | | Adj. | 1. | dowdy - lacking in smartness or taste; "a dowdy grey outfit"; "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"styleless, unstylish - lacking in style or elegance; "a styleless way of dressing"; "expensive but styleless country tweeds"; "wearing unstylish clothes" | | 2. | dowdy - primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"frumpish, frumpyunfashionable, unstylish - not in accord with or not following current fashion; "unfashionable clothes"; "melodrama of a now unfashionable kind" |
dowdyadjective frumpy, old-fashioned, shabby, drab, tacky (U.S. informal), unfashionable, dingy, unhip (slang), frumpish, ill-dressed, frowzy Her clothes were clean but dowdy.
smart, trim, neat, fashionable, chic, spruce, well-dressed, dressydowdyadjective1. Quite outmoded or unfashionable:frumpish.Informal: tacky.2. Of a style or method formerly in vogue:antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, dated, fusty, old, old-fashioned, old-time, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, passé, vintage.Translationsdowdy (ˈdaudi) adjective (of dress etc) not smart; unfashionable. 過時的，不時髦的，土氣的 不漂亮的，不时髦的，俗气的 Dowdy
Synonyms for Dowdyadj frumpySynonyms- frumpy
- old-fashioned
- shabby
- drab
- tacky
- unfashionable
- dingy
- unhip
- frumpish
- ill-dressed
- frowzy
Antonyms- smart
- trim
- neat
- fashionable
- chic
- spruce
- well-dressed
- dressy
Synonyms for Dowdyadj quite outmoded or unfashionableSynonymsadj of a style or method formerly in vogueSynonyms- antiquated
- antique
- archaic
- bygone
- dated
- fusty
- old
- old-fashioned
- old-time
- outdated
- outmoded
- out-of-date
- passé
- vintage
Synonyms for Dowdynoun British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)Synonyms- Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding
- Dowding
- Hugh Dowding
noun deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crustSynonymsRelated Wordsadj lacking in smartness or tasteRelated Wordsadj primly out of dateSynonymsRelated Words |