adj., -di·er, -di·est.

1. Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby: a dowdy gray outfit.
2. Old-fashioned; antiquated.

n., pl. -dies.

A dowdy person; a frump.

[From Middle English doude, immoral, unattractive, or shabbily dressed woman.]

dowdily dow'di·ly adv.
dowdiness dow'di·ness n.
dowdyish dow'dy·ish adj.

adjective

1. Quite outmoded or unfashionable: frumpish. Informal tacky². See new/old.
2. Of a style or method formerly in vogue: antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, dated, fusty, old, old-fashioned, old-time, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, passé, vintage. See new/old.

adj

Definition: poorly dressed; old-fashioned
Antonyms: chic, classy, fashionable, modern

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IN BRIEF: Not stylishly or well dressed.

Her dowdy overcoat alarmed her teenage children.

Tutor's tip: The "dowdy" (dressed poorly) stranger seemed to be "dotty" (slightly mad or eccentric) because he was dressed in "doty" (decayed or discolored) rags. But he was really a "doughty" (brave) veteran of the last war.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - umoderne, kedelig, gammeldags klædt, sjusket
n. - gammeldags klædt kvinde, sjuskedorte

Nederlands (Dutch)
slonzig, slons

Français (French)
adj. - peu élégant, démodé
n. - personne mal fagotée

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schäbig, unelegant
n. - unelegant gekleidete Frau

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ατημέλητος, ασουλούπωτος
n. - κατσιβέλα, απεριποίητη γυναίκα

Italiano (Italian)
sciatto, trascuratona

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - esfarrapado
n. - mulher (f) desalinhada

Русский (Russian)
неряшливо/плохо одетый, растрепа

Español (Spanish)
adj. - poco elegante, desaliñado, falta de elegancia, desaliño
n. - poco elegante, desaliñado, falta de elegancia, desaliño

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - gammalmodig, sjaskig
n. - sjaskig klänning

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
衣衫褴褛的, 懒散的, 寒酸的, 懒散的女人, 邋遢的女人

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 衣衫襤褸的, 懶散的, 寒酸的
n. - 懶散的女人, 邋遢的女人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 단정하지 못한, 유행에 뒤쳐진
n. - 상스러운 여자

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - だらしない身なりの, みすぼらしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مزري, تعوزه الأناقه والذوق الرفيع, عتيق الزي (الاسم) شخص مرتدي لملابس مزريه تعوزها الأناقه والذوق الرفيع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מרושל, רשלני, לא-אופנתי (לבוש)‬
n. - ‮לבוש/ה ברשלנות‬

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