dowdy
🇬🇧 UK/'daudi/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Plain, unfashionable, or shabby in appearance or dress.
邋遢的,不时髦的,过时的
n.
A plain or shabbily dressed person.
邋遢的人,不修边幅的人
🧩 Root Breakdown
dowdyother
=dowdy
Common Collocations
- 1.dowdy appearance邋遢的外表
- 2.dowdy style不时髦的风格
Example Sentences
- 1.
Her dowdy clothing and outdated hairstyle made her look much older than she actually was.
- 2.
The dowdy furniture in the thrift store was priced cheaply but still needed major renovation.