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 primly out of date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(Tag: ) Dowdy sounds like Daadi (granny)- not well versed with today's fashion, out of date therefore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