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Definition of Dowdy
1. Noun. British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970).
Generic synonyms: Full General, General, Marshal, Marshall
2. Adjective. Lacking in smartness or taste. "A clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"
3. Noun. Deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust.
4. Adjective. Primly out of date. "Nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"
Similar to: Unfashionable, Unstylish
Derivative terms: Dowdiness, Frump
Definition of Dowdy
1. a. Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar-looking.
2. n. An awkward, vulgarly dressed, inelegant woman.
Definition of Dowdy
1. Adjective. Plain and unfashionable in style or dress. ¹
2. Adjective. Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dowdy
1. lacking in stylishness or neatness [adj DOWDIER, DOWDIEST] : DOWDILY [adv], DOWDYISH [adj] / a dowdy woman [n DOWDIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dowdy
Literary usage of Dowdy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Nursery by Fanny P Seaverns, John L. Shorey (Firm (1873)
"In the street he takes delight, — In the street from morn till night: Don'tI tell
the story right, Rowdy-dowdy, noisy sprite ? Rowdy-dowdy's full of fun; ..."
2. Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas by Andrew Jackson Sowell (1900)
"FOUR OF THE dowdy FAMILY KILLED. In 1878 a man named James dowdy moved to Kerr
... Mr. dowdy had a large flock of sheep, and had only been in his new home a ..."
3. A Thousand Days in the Arctic by Frederick George Jackson (1899)
"Only a few scattered lumps of ice could be seen in Cambridge Bay. Away at the
head of it can plainly be seen ' A ROWDY-dowdy CREW - Cape Fridtjof Nansen, ..."
4. A Thousand Days in the Arctic by Frederick George Jackson (1899)
"... A ROWDY-dowdy CREW Cape Fridtjof Nansen, which, from this point, hides Cape
Johan- sen. I had named these capes after my brother explorers and guests of ..."
5. Federal Immigration Law Enforcement in the Southwest: Civil Rights Impacts by John F. Dulles (1997)
"Mr. dowdy indicated that a March 1993 incident after the agreement was signed
dealt with a situation that had not been addressed or foreseen in that ..."