adjective · rare

dowdy

dowdy · dowdier · dowdiest

немодний, старомодний, без смаку

неэлегантный, немодный, безвкусный

schäbig, unelegant, abgetragen

Plain and unfashionable in style or dressPlain and unfashionable in style or dress.

/ˈdaʊdi/

» Her clothes were clean but dowdy.

Её одежда была чистой, но безвкусной.

Meaning

2 senses

Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
schäbig, unelegant
немо́дныйnemódnyj, неэлега́нтныйneelegántnyj, безвку́сныйbezvkúsnyj
немоднийnemodnyj, старомоднийstaromodnyj, без смакуbez smaku
Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.
abgetragen, schäbig
неэлега́нтныйneelegántnyj
lacking in smartness or taste

Examples

1 sentences

Her clothes were clean but dowdy.
ruЕё одежда была чистой, но безвкусной.
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Translations

6 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

plain and unfashionable in style or dress:

Русский

By meaning 1

plain and unfashionable in style or dress:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

plain and unfashionable in style or dress:

lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby:

Origin

First appears c. 1581. Origin uncertain, probably literally "little poorly dressed woman,"

First appears c. 1581. Origin uncertain, probably literally "little poorly dressed woman," formed from doue, "poorly dressed woman". Possibly also related to the Scots dow, meaning to "fade".

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