dowdy

dowdy
1. n неряшливо или безвкусно одетая женщина
2. a неряшливо или безвкусно одетый
3. a безвкусный; немодный; неизящный
Синонимический ряд:
1. bedraggled (adj.) bedraggled; slovenly; unkempt
2. old-fashioned (adj.) antiquated; antique; archaic; belated; bygone; dated; demode; demoded; fusty; moldy; moth-eaten; neanderthal; old; old hat; oldfangled; old-fashioned; old-time; old-timey; outdated; passe; passй; rococo; stale; unmodern; vintage
3. shabby (adj.) ill dressed; old-maidish; pokey; shabby; tasteless; unfashionable; untidy
4. slatternly (adj.) blowsy; draggletailed; frowsy; slattern; slatternly; sordid
5. tacky (adj.) drab; frowzy; frumpish; frumpy; outmoded; out-of-date; stodgy; tacky; unstylish
6. slattern (noun) dowd; drab; draggle-tail; slattern; slut; traipse
Антонимический ряд:
fashionable; modish

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  • dowdy — 1580s (n.), an aukward, ill dressed, inelegant woman [Johnson]; 1670s (adj.), perhaps a dim. of doue poorly dressed woman (early 14c.), of uncertain origin. The modern use of dowd (n.) is most likely a back formation from dowdy. If plaine or… …   Etymology dictionary

  • dowdy — dowdy·ish; dowdy; …   English syllables

  • dowdy — [dou′dē] adj. dowdier, dowdiest [< ME doude, an unattractive woman + Y2] not neat or stylish in dress or appearance; shabby n. pl. dowdies 1. a dowdy woman ☆ 2. PANDOWDY dowdily adv …   English World dictionary

  • Dowdy — Dow dy, a. [Compar. {Dowdier}; superl. {Dowdiest}.] [Scot. dawdie slovenly, daw, da sluggard, drab, Prov. E. dowd flat, dead.] Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar looking. {Dow di*ly}, adv. {Dow di*ness}, n.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dowdy — Dow dy, n.; pl. {Dowdies}. An awkward, vulgarly dressed, inelegant woman. Shak. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dowdy — *slatternly, frowzy, blowsy Analogous words: slovenly, *slipshod, unkempt, disheveled, sloppy Antonyms: smart (in dress, appearance) Contrasted words: fashionable, *stylish, modish, chic: flashy, *gaudy, garish …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • dowdy — [adj] poorly dressed; old fashioned antiquated, archaic, baggy, bedraggled, blowsy*, bygone, dated, dingy, drab, dull, frowzy*, frumpy*, homely, moldy, old hat*, outdated, outmoded, out of date, passé, plain, run down, scrubby*, shabby,… …   New thesaurus

  • dowdy — ► ADJECTIVE (dowdier, dowdiest) ▪ (especially of a woman) unfashionable and dull in appearance. DERIVATIVES dowdily adverb dowdiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • dowdy — I. noun (plural dowdies) Etymology: diminutive of dowd dowdy, from Middle English doude Date: 1581 archaic a dowdy woman II. adjective (dowdier; est) Date: 1676 1. no …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Dowdy — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Dowdy (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on dowdy instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/dowdy …   Wikipedia


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