British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
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dowdy
How to use dowdy in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for dowdy.
Editorial note
I hate it. It feels like a dowdy piece of abandonware.
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Quick take
British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of dowdy gathered in one view.
deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
lacking in smartness or taste; "a dowdy grey outfit"; "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for dowdy.
noun
British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
noun
deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
See also: pandowdy
adjective
lacking in smartness or taste; "a dowdy grey outfit"; "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"
adjective
primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"
Example sentences
I hate it. It feels like a dowdy piece of abandonware.
I suppose in a land where Netflix can make its own movies, HBO is positively dowdy.
Pennys, was so un-hip it almost became hip, but it rightly so had a image of dowdy women wearing housecoats shopping on a Tuesday.
It may be because in an information society the entire concept of a national identity is dowdy and uncalled for.
Rooms were shared, walls were cinderblock, the student center consisted of a dowdy cafeteria, a punk rock radio station, rooms for concerts/lectures/films, and small stinky rooms for student-run clubs.
A 1960s or 1970s recording from the "dawn" of tapes, a crackly recording of a woman in a mental hospital speaking in a distant place in a foreign language is extremely evocative, a far better story than a study at a dowdy chemical research lab in a flyover town.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use dowdy in a sentence?
I hate it. It feels like a dowdy piece of abandonware.
What does dowdy mean?
British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
What part of speech is dowdy?
dowdy is commonly used as noun, adjective.