- dowdily
- adverb see dowdy II
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dowdily
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dowdily — dowdy ► ADJECTIVE (dowdier, dowdiest) ▪ (especially of a woman) unfashionable and dull in appearance. DERIVATIVES dowdily adverb dowdiness noun … English terms dictionary
dowdily — adverb in a dowdy unfashionable manner she dresses dowdily • Syn: ↑frumpily, ↑frumpishly • Derived from adjective: ↑frumpish (for: ↑frumpishly), ↑frumpy … Useful english dictionary
Dowdily — Dowdy Dow dy, a. [Compar. {Dowdier}; superl. {Dowdiest}.] [Scot. dawdie slovenly, daw, da sluggard, drab, Prov. E. dowd flat, dead.] Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar looking. {Dow di*ly}, adv. {Dow di*ness},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dowdily — See dowdy. * * * … Universalium
dowdily — adverb In a dowdy manner … Wiktionary
dowdily — dowd·i·ly … English syllables
frumpily — adverb in a dowdy unfashionable manner she dresses dowdily • Syn: ↑dowdily, ↑frumpishly • Derived from adjective: ↑frumpish (for: ↑frumpishly), ↑frumpy, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
frumpishly — adverb in a dowdy unfashionable manner she dresses dowdily • Syn: ↑dowdily, ↑frumpily • Derived from adjective: ↑frumpish, ↑frumpy (for: ↑frumpily), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dowdy — I. noun (plural dowdies) Etymology: diminutive of dowd dowdy, from Middle English doude Date: 1581 archaic a dowdy woman II. adjective (dowdier; est) Date: 1676 1. no … New Collegiate Dictionary
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