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Answer for the clue "More matronly in dress ", 7 letters:
dowdier

Word definitions for dowdier in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 , n.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (en-comparative of: dowdy)

Usage examples of dowdier.

Their neighborhood looked smaller and dowdier to my eyes now, but still homey.

She looked dowdier than ever in her army surplus jacket, Daniel Boone hat, and unfastened galoshes.

Her dark short hair was freshly combed, and the clothes she wore had clearly been hastily put on in place of dowdier dress.