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dowdy - Dictionary definition and meaning for dowdy

DOWDY

  • (noun) deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust

    synonyms : pandowdy

  • (noun) British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)

    synonyms : baron hugh caswall tremenheere dowding , dowding , hugh dowding

  • (adj.) primly out of date

    "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"

    synonyms : frumpish , frumpy

  • (adj.) lacking in smartness or taste

    "a dowdy grey outfit", "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for dowdy

  • (Tag: ) a ROWDY person is DOWDY

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  • (Tag: english) DOWDY somewhat sounds like DOWRY-a person who gets DOWRY is untidy

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  • (Tag: ) Dowdy sounds like Daadi (granny)- not well versed with today's fashion, out of date therefore

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  • (Tag: ) sounds like howdy....cowboys says that and they are untidy

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  • (Tag: ) Dowdy sounds like doubt. So I doubt that the person who wears dowdy clothing is very up to date with fashion.

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  • (Tag: english) you wont say howdy to a dowdy girl

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  • (Tag: ) Al DOWDY and Princess Diana.. Think of them, Dowdy was probably a very dirty guy, never changed his Underwear he he so Diana found that sexy.

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  • (Tag: ) daddy always scolds because we live an untidy life

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