Dowdy

Adjective

 * 1) Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
 * 2) Shabby, old-fashioned; an unkempt woman.
 * 3) Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.

Adverbs for Dowdy
indescribably; dismally; untidily; vaguely; shamefully; embarrassingly; pitiably; incredibly; unfashionably; inexcusably; indifferently; nonchalantly; blithely; carelessly; gloriously; laughingly; placidly; self-consciously; unconscionably; inordinately; unpardonably; vexatiously; downright; smudgily; grimily; lazily; obstinately; slouchily; gaily; negligently.

Thesaurus
drab, draggletailed, dull, frayed, frazzled, frowsy, frowzy, frumpish, frumpy, full of holes, holey, in rags, in shreds, in tatters, messy, old hat, old-fashioned, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, passe, patchy, ragged, raggedy, ratty, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, slattern, sloppy, slovenly, slut, sordid, stodgy, tacky, tattered, tatty, torn, traipse, unbecoming, unfashionable, unkempt, unseemly, vintage, archaic, blowsy, bygone, dated, demode, down-at-heel, down-at-the-heels,

Etymology
Late 16th century. Origin uncertain: probably literally “little poorly dressed woman,” formed from doue “poorly dressed woman.”

Derived terms

 * dowdify
 * dowdily
 * dowdiness

Translations

 * French:


 * French: sans élégance


 * Russian: неэлегантный