Dowdy - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdaʊdɪ|  American pronunciation of the word dowdy
Brit.  |ˈdaʊdɪ|  British pronunciation of the word dowdy

noun

- British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
- deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust (syn: pandowdy)

adjective

- lacking in smartness or taste
a dowdy grey outfit
a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room
- primly out of date (syn: frumpish, frumpy)

Extra examples

She played a dowdy old woman in the film.

...the dowdy, beat-up furniture at the cheap motel...

Word forms

adjective
comparative: dowdier
superlative: dowdiest
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