What does "dowdy" mean?
Dowdy: Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar-looking. -- Dow"di*ly, adv. -- Dow"di*ness, n.
Additional senses
- 2.An awkward, vulgarly dressed, inelegant woman. Shak. Dryden.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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