 dowdy |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] primly out of date | |
| Synonyms: | frumpish frumpy | |
| Examples: | "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game" |
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| Related terms: | unfashionable | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] lacking in smartness or taste | |
| Examples: | "a dowdy gray outfit" "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room" |
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| Related terms: | styleless | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (military,work) British Marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970) | |
| Synonyms: | dowding hugh_dowding baron_hugh_caswall_tremenheere_dowding | |
| Related terms: | general marshal | |
| 4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1875 | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust | |
| Synonyms: | pandowdy | |
| Related terms: | pastry | |
| Similar spelling: |
Dowd Doody DoD Doud Doty dodo Dodd Dowty Dotty Dodie doodia dot |
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