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dowdies

dowdies is the plural of dowdy.

dowdies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dowdy.

Meaning of dowdy

Noun

dowdy (plural dowdies)

  1. A plain or shabby person.
    • Besides these, however, and the determined dowdies, women who either do not understand dress, or who will not be troubled with it, there are certainly many who, while always anxious to appear to the best advantage, are not wealthy enough to do so […]1877, Truth, volume 1, page 615

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Phrases with dowdies

Questions about dowdies

What is dowdies the plural of?
Dowdies is the plural of dowdy.

Words near dowdies in the dictionary

  1. Dowdeswell
  2. Dowdeswells
  3. dowdied
  4. dowdied up
  5. dowdier
  6. dowdies
  7. dowdies up
  8. dowdiest
  9. dowdification
  10. dowdified
  11. dowdifies

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