dowdy

名词 dowdy:

1. British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
   同义词：Dowding, Hugh Dowding, Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding
2. deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
   同义词：pandowdy

形容词 dowdy:

1. lacking in smartness or taste
2. primly out of date
   同义词：frumpy, frumpish

1. A dowdy gray outfit.
   过时的灰色装束

dow.dy

adj.（形容词）
dow.di.er,dow.di.est
Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby:
不整洁的或衣着过时的；邋遢的：
例句：
a dowdy gray outfit.
过时的灰色装束

Old-fashioned; antiquated.
老式的；过时的
n.（名词）
【复数】 dow.dies
A dowdy person; a frump.
邋遢的人；邋遢女人

来源：
From Middle English doude [immoral, unattractive, or shabbily dressed woman]
源自 中古英语 doude [放荡、乏味或衣着破旧的女人]

【引伸】
dow.dily
adv.（副词）
dow.diness
n.（名词）
dow.dyish
adj.（形容词）