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dowdily

dowdily adverb: in a dowdy manner.

Adverb

dowdily (comparative more dowdily, superlative most dowdily)

  1. In a dowdy manner.
    • Could he have seen, Carrados would have received the impression of a plainly, almost dowdily, dressed young woman of buxom figure. She wore a light veil, but it was ineffective in concealing the unattraction of the face beneath.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados

Forms of dowdily

comparativemore dowdily
superlativemost dowdily

Origin of dowdily

From dowdy + -ly.

Questions about dowdily

What does dowdily mean?
Dowdily means in a dowdy manner.
What part of speech is dowdily?
Dowdily is an adverb.

Words near dowdily in the dictionary

  1. dowdification
  2. dowdified
  3. dowdifies
  4. dowdify
  5. dowdifying
  6. dowdily
  7. dowdiness
  8. dowdinesses
  9. Dowding
  10. Dowdings
  11. Dowdle

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