dowdy

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) enPR: dou'dē, IPA: /ˈdaʊdi/, /ˈdoudē/

Adjective

dowdy (comparative dowdier, superlative dowdiest)

1. Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
2. Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.
   • 1891, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

     [...she was] a perfect saint amongst women, but so dreadfully dowdy that she reminded one of a badly bound hymn-book.

Translations

• French: vieux jeu
• German: schäbig, unelegant
• Russian: немо́дный

Translations

• German: abgetragen, schäbig
• Russian: неэлега́нтный
• Spanish: desaliñado

Noun

dowdy (plural dowdies)

1. A plain or shabby person

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Dowdy

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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