dowdy
11Dowdy — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Dowdy (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on dowdy instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/dowdy …
12dowdy — dow|dy [ˈdaudi] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: dowd dull unattractive person (14 20 centuries)] 1.) a dowdy woman is not attractive, because she wears dull and unfashionable clothes 2.) dowdy things are dull, unattractive, and unfashionable ▪ a… …
13dowdy — [[t]da͟ʊdi[/t]] dowdier, dowdiest ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone or their clothes as dowdy, you mean their clothes are dull and unfashionable. ...playing hostess to a lot of officials and their dowdy wives... Her clothes were… …
14dowdy — 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 …
15dowdy — adjective 1 unattractive or unfashionable: a dowdy frock 2 a dowdy woman wears dull or unfashionable clothes dowdily adverb dowdiness noun (U) …
16dowdy — UK [ˈdaʊdɪ] / US adjective Word forms dowdy : adjective dowdy comparative dowdier superlative dowdiest not attractive or fashionable …
17dowdy — I dow•dy [[t]ˈdaʊ di[/t]] adj. di•er, di•est, 1) not stylish; drab; out of date: dowdy clothes[/ex] 2) not neat; shabby 3) a dowdy woman • Etymology: 1300–50; ME doude unattractive woman dow′di•ly, adv. dow′di•ness, n. dow′dy•ish, adj. II dow•dy… …
18Dowdy — adj. & n. adj. (dowdier, dowdiest) 1 (of clothes) unattractively dull; unfashionable. 2 (of a person, esp. a woman) dressed in dowdy clothes. n. (pl. ies) a dowdy woman. Derivatives: dowdily adv. dowdiness n. Etymology: ME dowd slut, of unkn.… …
19dowdy — adj. & n. adj. (dowdier, dowdiest) 1 (of clothes) unattractively dull; unfashionable. 2 (of a person, esp. a woman) dressed in dowdy clothes. n. (pl. ies) a dowdy woman. Derivatives: dowdily adv. dowdiness n. Etymology: ME dowd slut, of unkn.… …
20dowdy — adjective /ˈdaʊdi/ a) Plain and unfashionable in style or dress. [...she was] a perfect saint amongst women, but so dreadfully dowdy that she reminded one of a badly bound hymn book. b) Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby …
