Dow·dy a. [Compar. Dowdier superl. Dowdiest.]  Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar-looking. -- Dow*di*ly adv. -- Dow*di*ness, n.


 dowdy
      adj 1: lacking in smartness or taste; "a dowdy gray outfit"; "a
             clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"
      2: primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's
         gambling game" [syn: frumpy, frumpish]
      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]
      2: deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust [syn: pandowdy]
      [also: dowdiest, dowdier]


 dowdiest
      See dowdy