Dowdily

2 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]:

  dowdily
       adv : in a dowdy unfashionable manner; "she dresses dowdily" [syn:
              {frumpily}, {frumpishly}]