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ˈdaʊ didowdy
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Dowding, Hugh Dowding, Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, Dowdynoun
British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
Synonyms:
pandowdyAntonyms:
stylish, fashionabledowdy, pandowdyadjective
deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
Synonyms:
pandowdyAntonyms:
fashionable, stylishdowdyadjective
lacking in smartness or taste
"a dowdy grey outfit"; "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"
Antonyms:
stylish, fashionabledowdy, frumpy, frumpishadjective
primly out of date
"nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"
Antonyms:
fashionable, stylish
Dictionary of English Synonymes
dowdy
Synonyms:
a. slovenly (in dress), ill-dressed (applied to women)
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
dowdyadjective
Synonyms:
vulgar-looking, slovenly, untidy, slatternly, frowzyAntonyms:
neat
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