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- [dou-dee]
- /ˈdaʊ di/
- /ˈdaʊ.di/
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- [dou-dee]
- /ˈdaʊ di/
Definitions of dowdy word
- adjective dowdy not stylish; drab; old-fashioned: Why do you always wear those dowdy old dresses? 1
- adjective dowdy not neat or tidy; shabby. 1
- noun plural dowdy a dowdy woman. 1
- noun plural dowdy apple pandowdy. 1
- noun dowdy (of a person, typically a woman, or their clothes) unfashionable and without style in appearance. 1
- adjective dowdy frumpy, not stylish 1
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Origin of dowdy
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English doude unattractive woman (of uncertain origin) + -y1 or -y2
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Parts of speech for Dowdy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dowdy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dowdy
adj dowdy
Antonyms for dowdy
adj dowdy
- chic — Something or someone that is chic is fashionable and sophisticated.
- classy — If you describe someone or something as classy, you mean they are stylish and sophisticated.
- fashionable — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- modern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- good — Graph-Oriented Object Database
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