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(adjective) primly out of date; “nothing so frumpish as last year’s gambling game”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”
dowdy, pandowdy
(noun) deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
Dowding, Hugh Dowding, Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, Dowdy
(noun) British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Dowdy (plural Dowdys)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dowdy is the 2678th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13468 individuals. Dowdy is most common among White (77.15%) and Black/African American (17.59%) individuals.
Late 16th century. Origin uncertain: probably literally “little poorly dressed woman,” formed from doue, “poorly dressed woman.”
dowdy (comparative dowdier, superlative dowdiest)
Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.
dowdy (plural dowdies)
A plain or shabby person
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
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
