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   Dowdy definition: not stylish; drab; old-fashioned. See examples of DOWDY used in a sentence.

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     Pandowdy definition: a deep-dish pie or cobbler made with...

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     Doweling definition: the joining of two pieces of wood using...

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     Dowable definition: subject to the provision of a dower. See...

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   The meaning of DOWDY is not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby. How to use dowdy in a sentence.

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   DOWDY meaning: 1. (especially of clothes or the person wearing them) not attractive or fashionable: 2…. Learn more.

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   2 meanings: 1. (used esp of a person's appearance or clothes) not stylish or fashionable 2. derogatory a person who is.... Click for more definitions.

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   Someone dowdy dresses badly and has a shabby, unstylish appearance. If you can’t remember the last time you went shopping, beware, you may be dowdy.

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   Dowdy definition: Old-fashioned; antiquated. The show's heroine, Beatriz Aurora Pinzón Solano, known as Betty, is an unattractive and dowdy woman with a master's degree in finance and talented economist who could not find a job in her field because of her physical appearance.

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   What does Dowdy mean?

   • Not a bad, dowdy little woman—the man a worse stick in the drawing-room than the pulpit, if possible. If Clarice, on the other hand, had been asked to describe Mary, she would probably have called her a red-faced dowdy. Dowdy definition: not stylish; drab; old-fashioned. See examples of DOWDY used in a sentence.

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   What does Dowd mean?

   • Dowd meaning (archaic) A dowdy person, especially a woman; a frump.

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   What is a dowdy woman?

   • Not neat or stylish in dress or appearance; shabby. Old-fashioned; antiquated. A dowdy woman. Pandowdy. Late 16th century. Origin uncertain: probably literally “little poorly dressed woman,” formed from doue “poorly dressed woman.” They're not as dowdy as they once were, either!

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   What is the origin of the surname Dowdy?

   • The surname Dowdy is of Irish origin, specifically from County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) located on the West coast of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Connacht*. For centuries, the leading sept of northern Ui Fiachrach bore this surname.*

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   Is Betty a dowdy woman?

   • Even the most dowdy of outfits can undertake a stunning transformation when teemed with some high fashion jewelry. The show's heroine, Beatriz Aurora Pinzón Solano, known as Betty, is an unattractive and dowdy woman with a master's degree in finance and talented economist who could not find a job in her field because of her physical appearance.

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   What does a dowdy woman look like?

   • She was a loose made, dusty, dowdy woman with a persuading, conscious and embracing manner and very greasy hair. The dressiest ones often get dowdy, the most musical can't abide music, the most talkative have the dumps. I love society, and you only care to associate with dowdy, frumpish people.

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