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Dowdy
01
a baked dessert consisting of apples in a deep dish, covered with a rich crust
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
dowdies
Examples
She served a warm dowdy with cinnamon ice cream for dessert.
dowdy
01
(of a person or their clothing) lacking style, elegance, or fashionable appeal
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
dowdiest
Comparative
dowdier
gradable
Examples
She felt self-conscious in her dowdy outfit at the party.
02
(of a place or setting) lacking taste, style, or visual appeal
Examples
The restaurant looked dowdy after years without renovation.
