dowdy

dow·dy  (doud)

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.

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[From Middle English doude, immoral, unattractive, or shabbily dressed woman.]

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dowdi·ly adv.

dowdi·ness n.

dowdy·ish adj.

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dowdy

Adjective

[-dier, -diest] wearing dull and unfashionable clothes [Middle English dowd slut]

dowdily adv
dowdiness n

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 crust pandowdy pastry - 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	dowdy - primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game" frumpish, frumpy unfashionable, unstylish - not in accord with or not following current fashion; "unfashionable clothes"; "melodrama of a now unfashionable kind"

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dowdy

adjective frumpy, old-fashioned, shabby, drab, tacky U.S. (informal) unfashionable, dingy, frumpish, ill-dressed, frowzy << OPPOSITE chic

Translations

dowdy [ˈdaudɪ] adj → desaliñado (= inelegant); poco elegante

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dowdy [ˈdaudɪ] adj → démodé(e) → mal fagoté(e)

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dowdy [ˈdaudɪ] adj → ohne jeden Schick;

(clothes) → unmodern

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dowdy [ˈdaudɪ] adj → trasandato/a, malvestito/a

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dowdy

adj dowdy [ˈdaudi]

(of dress etc) not smart; unfashionable. slonserig قَليل الأناقَه، عَتيق старомоден neelegantní; staromódní kedsommelig; trist; gammeldags schlampig άκομψος, παλιομοδίτικος (για ρούχο) pobre, pasado de moda ajast ja arust بد دوخت؛ از مد افتاده vanhanaikainen démodé לֹא אָפנָתִי भद्दा zastario lompos (nő) kuno, tidak rapi berpakaian hallærislegur (til fara) trasandato, sciatto やぼったい 촌스러운, 세련되지 못한 neišvaizdus, nemadingas (par apģērbu) noplucis; vecmodīgs kuno sjofel gammeldags, gammelmodig, ufiks bez gustu, niemodny desengraçado demodat безвкусный, немодный nemoderný staromoden apadrapa sjaskig, gammalmodig ล้าสมัย kılıksız, modası geçmiş 不漂亮的；不時髦的 старомодний, неелегантний بد وضع ، خلاف رواج tồi tàn 不漂亮的；不时髦的