Definitions for dowdy
ˈdaʊ didowdy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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)

2. dowdy, pandowdyadjective

   deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust

3. dowdyadjective

   lacking in smartness or taste

   "a dowdy grey outfit"; "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"

4. dowdy, frumpy, frumpishadjective

   primly out of date

   "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dowdyadjective

   Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.

2. dowdyadjective

   Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.

3. Etymology: Late 16th century. Origin uncertain: probably literally “little poorly dressed woman,” formed from doue “poorly dressed woman.”

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dowdy

   Dowdy is a surname.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 It can also refer to anything that is outdated, old-fashioned or not stylish.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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dowdy

   showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar-looking

2. Dowdynoun

   an awkward, vulgarly dressed, inelegant woman

3. Etymology: [Scot. dawdie slovenly, daw, da sluggard, drab, Prov. E. dowd flat, dead.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Matched Categories

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How to pronounce dowdy?

1. Alex

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   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

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   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

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   Indian

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   Indian

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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How to say dowdy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dowdy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dowdy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dowdy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dowdy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dowdy
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowdy
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dowdy
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dowdy
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=dowdy