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    dowdy

    dowdy - Dictionary definition and meaning for word dowdy

    Definition
    (noun) British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970) Definition
    (noun) deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
    Synonyms : pandowdy
    Definition
    (adj) lacking in smartness or taste
    Example Sentence
    • a dowdy grey outfit
    • a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room
    Definition
    (adj) primly out of date
    Synonyms : frumpish , frumpy
    Example Sentence
    • nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dowdy

a ROWDY person is DOWDY

DOWDY somewhat sounds like DOWRY-a person who gets DOWRY is untidy

sounds like howdy....cowboys says that and they are untidy

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Dowdy sounds like Daadi (granny)- not well versed with today's fashion, out of date therefore

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

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.

daddy always scolds because we live an untidy life

you wont say howdy to a dowdy girl

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