Crossword clues for dowdier
dowdier
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.
Wiktionary
a. (en-comparative of: dowdy)
WordNet
adj. lacking in smartness or taste; "a dowdy gray outfit"; "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"
primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game" [syn: frumpy, frumpish]
n. British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970) [syn: Dowding, Hugh Dowding, Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding]
deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust [syn: pandowdy]
See 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.