GRE Word List
DOWDY
untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman
The meaning of the word dowdy is untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman.
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