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dowdiness Definition


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dowdy
adj
    dowdier, dowdiest
    1. Said especially of a woman or her clothing: dull, plain and unfashionable.
      Thesaurus: shabby, unfashionable, out-of-fashion, out-of-style, frumpish, frumpy, drab, unattractive.
Derivative: dowdily
adverb
    Derivative: dowdiness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c: from earlier dowd a slut.



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