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Dowdy
Pronunciation : Dow"dy
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Scot. dawdie slovenly, daw, da sluggard, drab, Prov. E. dowd flat, dead.]
Definition : Defn: Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar-looking. -- Dow"di*ly, adv. -- Dow"di*ness, n.
[Compar. Dowdier; superl. Dowdiest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Dow"dy
Part of Speech : n.;
Definition : Defn: An awkward, vulgarly dressed, inelegant woman. Shak. Dryden.
pl. Dowdies (.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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