Sekirov Dictionary

dowdy

/ˈdaʊdi/

adjective 2
noun 1
verb 1
forms 5
phrases 1

adjective2

Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
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Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.
- [...she was] a perfect saint amongst women, but so dreadfully dowdy that she reminded one of a badly bound hymn-book. — 1891

noun1

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A plain or shabby person.
- “I knew there were women-dowdies in Bengal. They come up here sometimes. But I didn't know that there were men-dowds, too.” — 1889

verb1

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To press the crust into the filling during baking, to allow the juices to caramelize on top.
- Topping the apples with squares of dough allowed steam to escape during baking, preventing the apples from overcooking. Dowdying the crust partway through created the dessert's sweet finish. — 2021

forms

dowdied · dowdying · dowdies · dowdier · dowdiest

Phrases with dowdy

dowdy up
To make something appear plain and unattractive.

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