dowdy

/'daudi/
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dowdy

She wore a dowdy grey outfit to the garden party.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Primly out of date; frumpish: Describes something, especially clothing, that is old-fashioned, unfashionable, and often unattractive in a prim or drab way.
    • Lacking in smartness or taste; drab: Describes a person, their appearance, or a place that is dull, unstylish, and shows a lack of elegance or care.

  2. Noun:

    • (British, historical): A deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich pastry crust.
    • (Proper noun, historical): Sir Hugh Dowding, a British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces during the Battle of Britain.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • She wore a dowdy brown dress that was several years out of fashion.
    • The furniture made the whole room look rather dowdy and unwelcoming.
    • He accused the magazine of having a dowdy and conservative image.

  • Noun (dessert):

    • For pudding, we had a warm apple dowdy with custard.
Advanced Usage
  • The adjective often carries a connotation of not just being unfashionable, but also of being deliberately or unconsciously plain, dull, and lacking in vibrancy. It can be used critically.
  • "Frumpish" is a very close synonym for the adjective form when describing a person's appearance.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dowdily (adverb): In a dowdy manner.
    • She was dressed dowdily in a shapeless cardigan.
  • Dowdiness (noun): The quality of being dowdy.
    • The dowdiness of her outfit was surprising.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Frumpish, drab, unfashionable, old-fashioned, shabby, unstylish, plain, dreary.
  • Antonyms: Adjective: Stylish, fashionable, chic, smart, elegant, trendy.
Idioms and Common Phrases
  • While there are no common idioms with "dowdy," it is frequently used in the phrase "look/feel dowdy," which emphasizes the perceived state.
    • Next to her glamorous sister, she always felt dowdy.
dowdy

She wore a dowdy grey outfit to the garden party.

Adjective
  1. primly out of date
    • nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game
  2. lacking in smartness or taste
    • a dowdy grey outfit
    • a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room
Noun
  1. deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
  2. British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)

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