"dowdy" in the noun sense

1. Dowding, Hugh Dowding, Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, Dowdy

British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)

2. dowdy, pandowdy

deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust

"dowdy" in the adjective sense

1. dowdy

lacking in smartness or taste

"a dowdy grey outfit"

"a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"

2. dowdy, frumpy, frumpish

primly out of date

"nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"

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