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dowdy

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adjective

dowdier; dowdiest
1
: not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
a dowdy old hat
2
a
: lacking smartness or taste
a dowdy room
b
: old-fashioned
a dowdy institution
dowdily adverb
dowdiness noun
dowdyish adjective

dowdy

2 of 3

noun (1)

plural dowdies
archaic
: a dowdy woman

dowdy

3 of 3

noun (2)

Example Sentences

Adjective She played a dowdy old woman in the film. the dowdy, beat-up furniture at the cheap motel

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

diminutive of dowd dowdy, from Middle English doude

Noun (2)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Adjective

1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (1)

1581, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dowdy was in 1581

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