Dowdier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dowdy
       adj 1: lacking in smartness or taste; "a dowdy gray outfit"; "a
              clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"
       2: primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's
          gambling game" [syn: {frumpy}, {frumpish}]
       n 1: 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}]
       2: deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust [syn: {pandowdy}]
       [also: {dowdiest}, {dowdier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dowdier
       See {dowdy}