DOWDY
What does "DOWDY" mean?
Dull, unfashionable, and unstylish in dress or appearance.
Meanings
- Unfashionable and dull in appearance, especially in clothing. She felt dowdy beside the glamorous guests.
- Drab, shabby, or lacking in style or brightness. They renovated the dowdy old lobby into something bright.
Word origin
From Middle English 'dowd' ('an unkempt or shabbily dressed woman'), of uncertain origin, plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
Remember it
DOWDY drags you DOWN - the dull look starts with the same three letters as a downcast mood.
A little poem
The dress had given up the fight for new-
yet kept her warm in ways the bright ones never knew.
couplet
Wordplay
- I told my old cardigan it looked dowdy. It said it preferred the term “vintage” - and honestly, it had a point worn at the elbow.
What it teaches
What looks dowdy to the eye is often what stays loyal to the body long after fashion has fled.
Quick facts
What does DOWDY mean?
Dull, unfashionable, and unstylish in dress or appearance.
Is DOWDY a valid word?
Yes — DOWDY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DOWDY?
DOWDY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DOWDY come from?
From Middle English 'dowd' ('an unkempt or shabbily dressed woman'), of uncertain origin, plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
What can DOWDY teach us?
What looks dowdy to the eye is often what stays loyal to the body long after fashion has fled.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.