dowdy

Synonyms

dull shabby common plain homely dingy scrubby

Antonyms

stylish dressy gay modish gorgeous dandified tawdry

Dow"dy, a. [Compar. Dowdier; superl. Dowdiest.] Etym: [Scot. dawdie slovenly, daw, da sluggard, drab, Prov. E. dowd flat, dead.] Defn: Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar-looking. -- Dow"di*ly, adv. -- Dow"di*ness, n. Dow"dy, n.; pl. Dowdies (. Defn: An awkward, vulgarly dressed, inelegant woman. Shak. Dryden.

dowdy - Similar Words

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