| 单词 | dowdy |
| 释义 | dowdy dowdy1 —dowdily, adv. —dowdiness, n. —dowdyish, adj. —dowdyism, n. /dow"dee/, adj., dowdier, dowdiest, n. , pl. dowdies. adj. 1. not stylish; drab; old-fashioned: Why do you always wear those dowdy old dresses? 2. not neat or tidy; shabby. n. 3. a dowdy woman. [1300-50; ME doude unattractive woman (of uncert. orig.) + -Y1 or -Y2] Syn. 1. frumpy. Ant. 1. fashionable, stylish. dowdy2 /dow"dee/, n. , pl. dowdies. See apple pandowdy. [1935-40; short form] |
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