Dowdy - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdaʊdɪ|
Brit.
|ˈdaʊdɪ|
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)
- 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- primly out of date (syn: frumpish, frumpy)a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room
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
comparative: dowdier
superlative: dowdiest
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