The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dowdyish
Dowdyish \Dow"dy*ish\, a. Like a dowdy.
Wiktionary
dowdyish
a. Like a dowdy; frumpy.
Usage examples of "dowdyish".
Loveday, her attention suddenly attracted by a tall, thin figure, dressed in shabby black, with a large, dowdyish bonnet, and carrying a basket in her hand as if she were returning from some errand.