Dowdy synonyms
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(Dated) Ill- or bad-tempered.
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- (Dated) Ill- or bad-tempered.
- Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
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- Not fashionable
- Not in current fashion:
- Not socially approved:
Faded and dull in appearance.
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- Faded and dull in appearance.
- Of a light olive brown or khaki color.
- Dull or commonplace in character; dreary:
Disorderly and unorganized:
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- Disorderly and unorganized:
- Not neat and tidy; sloppy.
- Not tidy; not neat or in good order; slovenly; messy
Marked by negligence; careless or slipshod:
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- Marked by negligence; careless or slipshod:
- Untidy, as in dress or appearance.
- Careless in appearance, habits, work, etc.; untidy; slipshod
Having an unpleasant smell; musty.
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- Having an unpleasant smell; musty.
- Dirty and untidy; slovenly; unkempt
- Alternative spelling of frowsy
Lacking style or good taste; tawdry:
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- Lacking style or good taste; tawdry:
- Of a substance, slightly sticky.
- Dowdy or shabby, as in dress or appearance
Showing much wear; ragged; threadbare
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- Showing much wear; ragged; threadbare
- Showing signs of wear and tear; threadbare or worn-out:
- Dilapidated or deteriorated in condition, especially through neglect; seedy:
Not elegant or polished; crude
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- Not elegant or polished; crude
- Characteristic of or suitable for home or home life; simple and unpretentious or plain and everyday
- Of a simple or unpretentious nature; plain:
Marked by little or no ornamentation or decoration:
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- Marked by little or no ornamentation or decoration:
- Straightforward; frank or candid:
- Sheer; utter; unqualified:
Suited to or favoring the styles, methods, manners, or ideas of past times; esp., out-of-date; antiquated; outmoded
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- Suited to or favoring the styles, methods, manners, or ideas of past times; esp., out-of-date; antiquated; outmoded
- Attached to or favoring methods, ideas, or customs of an earlier time:
- Of a style or method formerly in vogue; outdated.
Not tidy or neat; messy
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- Not tidy or neat; messy
- Disorderly or untidy in appearance:
- Not polished or refined; crude; rough
Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.
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- Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.
- Bulging or hanging loosely:
- Puffed out in a baglike way
unstylish
Not stylish; unfashionable.
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Dull; uninteresting
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- Dull; uninteresting
- Lacking good taste or showing poor taste
- Without taste or flavor; flat; insipid
dull (related)
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old-fashioned (related)
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Prim and sedate.
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- Prim and sedate.
- Dull or plain.
- Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing. More typically used to describe women than men.
Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.
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- Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.
- Lacking style or good taste; tawdry:
- Distasteful or offensive; tasteless:
Aged
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- Aged
- No longer used or useful; obsolete, old-fashioned, out-of-date, etc.
- Very old; aged:
Of, or in the style of, a former period
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- Of, or in the style of, a former period
- Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period:
- Of ancient times; ancient; old
Relating to or being an early form of Homo sapiens or a closely related species, such as Neanderthal, that is anatomically distinct from modern humans.
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- Relating to or being an early form of Homo sapiens or a closely related species, such as Neanderthal, that is anatomically distinct from modern humans.
- Relating to, being, or characteristic of words and language that were once in regular use but are now relatively rare and suggestive of an earlier style or period.
- Belonging to an earlier period; ancient
Gone by; past:
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Marked with or displaying a date.
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- Marked with or displaying a date.
- Out-of-date or old-fashioned
- Marked with a date
Smelling of mildew or decay; musty.
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- Smelling of mildew or decay; musty.
- Not up-to-date; old-fashioned; conservative
- Old-fashioned; antique.
Made long ago; in existence for many years:
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- Made long ago; in existence for many years:
- Belonging to or being of an earlier time:
- Having or exhibiting the physical characteristics of age:
Of a style or method formerly in vogue; outdated.
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- Of a style or method formerly in vogue; outdated.
- Attached to or favoring methods, ideas, or customs of an earlier time:
- Suited to or favoring the styles, methods, manners, or ideas of past times; esp., out-of-date; antiquated; outmoded
Of long standing or experience
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- Of long standing or experience
- From or reminiscent of an earlier time or era; old-fashioned.
- Of, like, or characteristic of past times
Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated.
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- Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated.
- Out of date; not the latest one.
- No longer current or popular; behind the times; antiquated
Not in fashion; unfashionable:
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- Not in fashion; unfashionable:
- No longer usable or practical; obsolete:
- No longer in fashion or accepted; obsolete
passé
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Of or produced in a particular vintage
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- Of or produced in a particular vintage
- Representative of or dating from a particular period of the past
- Old or outmoded.
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