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dowdy
dow·dy [ dówdee ] (comparative dow·di·er, superlative dow·di·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. plain and unfashionable: unattractively plain and unfashionable
2. dressed plainly: wearing plain unfashionable clothes
[Late 16th century. <dowd "poorly dressed woman," origin ?]

dow·di·ly adverb
dow·di·ness noun
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