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dowdy

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) dowdy (noun)
  2. 2) dowdy (adjective)
  3. 3) dowdy (noun)

1dowdy

noun \ˈdau̇-dē\
plural dowd·ies

Definition of DOWDY

archaic
: a dowdy woman

Origin of DOWDY

diminutive of dowd dowdy, from Middle English doude
First Known Use: 1581

Rhymes with DOWDY

cloudy, howdy, rowdy

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