Meanings
adverbdowdily (comparative more dowdily, superlative most dowdily)
comparative more dowdily · superlative most dowdily
- In a dowdy manner.
Could he have seen, Carrados would have received the impression of a plainly, almost dowdily, dressed young woman of buxom figure. She wore a light veil, but it was ineffective in concealing the unattraction of the face beneath.
1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a dowdy unfashionable manner
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APA
dowdily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dowdily
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“dowdily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dowdily. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dowdily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dowdily.
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