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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dowdiness n : lacking stylishness or neatness [syn: {drabness}, {homeliness}]
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