dowdy

adjective

/ˈdaʊ.di/ disapproving

Definition

› (especially of clothes or the person wearing them) not attractive or fashionable: a dowdy skirt She looked dowdy and plain.Not attractive to look atSerious and unpleasant

(Definition of dowdy adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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dovecote noun
dovetail (joint) noun
dovetail verb
Dow Jones noun
dowager noun
dowdy adjective
down adjective (NOT IN OPERATION)
down adjective (UNHAPPY)
down adverb (DESTROY)
down adverb (EATING)
down adverb (FAR)

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Synonyms and related words:

a blot on the landscape idiom
be no oil painting idiom
be not much to look at idiom
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horsey adjective
inelegant adjective
look a fright idiom
minger noun
monstrosity noun
mutton dressed as lamb idiom
putrid adjective (UNPLEASANT)
ugly adjective (NOT ATTRACTIVE)
unappealing adjective
unattractive adjective
unbecoming adjective
unflattering adjective

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