Dowdy (n.)

  1. British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)

    [ Syn: dowding , hugh dowding , baron hugh caswall tremenheere dowding , dowdy ]

  2. deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust

    [ Syn: pandowdy ]

    dowdy (adj.)

  1. lacking in smartness or taste; a dowdy grey outfit; a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room'

  2. primly out of date; nothing so frumpish as last years gambling game

    [ Syn: frumpy , frumpish ]

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