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.
dowdily
adv : in a dowdy unfashionable manner; "she dresses dowdily" [syn:
frumpily, frumpishly]