dowdy, frumpy, frumpish
(adjective) primly out of date; “nothing so frumpish as last year’s gambling game”
dowdy
(adjective) lacking in smartness or taste; “a dowdy grey outfit”; “a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dowdiest
superlative form of dowdy: most dowdy
• two-sided
Source: Wiktionary
Dow"dy, a. [Compar. Dowdier; superl. Dowdiest.] Etym: [Scot. dawdie slovenly, daw, da sluggard, drab, Prov. E. dowd flat, dead.]
Definition: Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar-looking.
– Dow"di*ly, adv.
– Dow"di*ness, n.
Dow"dy, n.; pl. Dowdies (.
Definition: An awkward, vulgarly dressed, inelegant woman. Shak. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
