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adjective dowdier, dowdiest

not neat or stylish in dress or appearance; shabby

noun pl. dowdies

a dowdy woman
☆ pandowdy

Related Forms:

dowdily adverb
dowdiness noun

See dowdy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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