GRE Word List

DOWDY

not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby

The meaning of the word dowdy is not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby.

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latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
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addlerotten
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
indicativeserving to indicate