What does Dowdy mean?
Definitions for Dowdy
ˈdaʊ didowdy
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Princeton's WordNet
Dowding, Hugh Dowding, Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, Dowdynoun
British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
dowdy, pandowdyadjective
deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
dowdyadjective
lacking in smartness or taste
"a dowdy grey outfit"; "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"
dowdy, frumpy, frumpishadjective
primly out of date
"nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"
Wiktionary
dowdyadjective
Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
dowdyadjective
Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.
Etymology: Late 16th century. Origin uncertain: probably literally “little poorly dressed woman,” formed from doue “poorly dressed woman.”
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dowdynoun
An aukward, ill-dressed, inelegant woman.
Laura, to his lady, was but a kitchen wench; Dido, a dowdy; Cleopatra, a gipsy; Helen and Hero, slidings and harlots. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.
The bedlam train of lovers use
T’ inhance the value, and the faults excuse;
And therefore ’tis no wonder if we see
They doat on dowdies and deformity. Dryden.No houswifry the dowdy creature knew;
To sum up all, her tongue confess’d the shrew. John Gay, Past.
Wikipedia
Dowdy
Dowdy is a surname.
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dowdy
Dowdy refers to someone, often a woman, who is unfashionably and unattractively dressed or styled. It can also refer to anything that is outdated, old-fashioned or not stylish.
Webster Dictionary
Dowdy
showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar-looking
Dowdynoun
an awkward, vulgarly dressed, inelegant woman
Etymology: [Scot. dawdie slovenly, daw, da sluggard, drab, Prov. E. dowd flat, dead.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dowdy
dow′di, adj. untidy, carelessly dressed, soft and slack in habit.—n. an untidy woman.—adv. Dow′dily.—ns. Dow′diness, Dow′dyism.—adj. Dow′dyish. [Ety. unknown.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
DOWDY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dowdy is ranked #2678 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Dowdy surname appeared 13,468 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Dowdy.
77.1% or 10,391 total occurrences were White.
17.5% or 2,369 total occurrences were Black.
2% or 281 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2% or 277 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 116 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.2% or 34 total occurrences were Asian.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Dowdy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Dowdy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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