Meaning of Dowdy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A plain or shabby person.
2. A surname from Irish.

Equivalents

Examples

“Besides these, however, and the determined dowdies, women who either do not understand⟳ dress, or who will not be troubled with it, there are certainly many who, while always anxious to appear⟳ to the best advantage, are not wealthy enough to do so […]”

““I knew there were women-dowdies in Bengal. They come⟳ up here sometimes. But I didn't know⟳ that there were men-dowds, too.””

“The men are all dowdies and the women are all dandies, aren't they?”

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