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- pronunciation:
- daU
di
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
dowdier, dowdiest |
| definition 1: |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull.
My grandmother has plenty of new and fashionable dresses, but she insists she's more comfortable in her old dowdy ones.- synonyms:
- shabby, tacky
- antonyms:
- fashionable, smart, snappy, stylish
- similar words:
- bedraggled, cheap, disheveled, frumpy, ragtag, seedy, shoddy, sloppy, unkempt, worn
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| definition 2: |
old-fashioned or frumpy in appearance or manner.
a dowdy little shop- synonyms:
- frumpy, stodgy
- antonyms:
- fashionable, modern, smart
- similar words:
- démodé, dated, old hat, old-fashioned, outmoded, passé
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| related words: |
grubby |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
dowdies |
| definition: |
a dowdy woman.
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| derivations: |
dowdyish (adj.), dowdily (adv.), dowdiness (n.) |
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