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dowdyish

dowdyish adjective: like a dowdy; frumpy.

Adjective

dowdyish (comparative more dowdyish, superlative most dowdyish)

  1. (archaic) Like a dowdy; frumpy.

Forms of dowdyish

comparativemore dowdyish
superlativemost dowdyish

Origin of dowdyish

From dowdy + -ish.

Questions about dowdyish

What does dowdyish mean?
Dowdyish means like a dowdy; frumpy.
What part of speech is dowdyish?
Dowdyish is an adjective.

Words near dowdyish in the dictionary

  1. dowds
  2. dowdy
  3. dowdy up
  4. dowdying
  5. dowdying up
  6. dowdyish
  7. dowdyism
  8. Dowdys
  9. Dowe
  10. dowed
  11. dowel

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