'Dowdiness' definitions:
Definition of 'dowdiness'
noun
Having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance [syn: dowdiness,
drabness,
homeliness]
Definition of 'Dowdiness'
- 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.
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