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Dow·dy a. [Compar. Dowdier superl. Dowdiest.] Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar-looking. -- Dow*di*ly adv. -- Dow*di*ness, n.
dowdy
adj 1: lacking in smartness or taste; "a dowdy gray outfit"; "a
clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"
2: primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's
gambling game" [syn: frumpy, frumpish]
n 1: British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air
defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the
Battle of Britain (1882-1970) [syn: Dowding, Hugh
Dowding, Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding]
2: deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust [syn: pandowdy]
[also: dowdiest, dowdier]