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dowdy

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore D words

dull and unfashionable in appearance

In a sentence

Dowdy in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing dowdy in a sentence.

She traded her dowdy office wear for a sharply tailored suit.

Synonyms
frumpydrabunstylish
Antonyms
stylishchicelegant
Common questions

Questions about “dowdy

Dowdy (adjective) means dull and unfashionable in appearance
Here is dowdy used in an example sentence: "She traded her dowdy office wear for a sharply tailored suit."
Common synonyms for dowdy include frumpy, drab, unstylish.
Antonyms of dowdy include stylish, chic, elegant.
Dowdy is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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