Meaning of the word dowdy in English

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dowdy

US /ˈdaʊ.di/
UK /ˈdaʊ.di/
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Adjective

1.

unfashionable and without style in appearance (typically used of a woman)

Example:
She felt dowdy in her old-fashioned dress.
The once elegant hotel now looked rather dowdy.
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