名詞 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)
   同義詞：Dowding, Hugh Dowding, Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding
2. deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
   同義詞：pandowdy

形容詞 dowdy:

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 primly out of date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

1. A dowdy gray outfit.
   過時的灰色裝束

dow.dy

adj.（形容詞）
dow.di.er,dow.di.est
Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby:
不整潔的或衣著過時的；邋遢的：
例句：
a dowdy gray outfit.
過時的灰色裝束

Old-fashioned; antiquated.
老式的；過時的
n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 dow.dies
A dowdy person; a frump.
邋遢的人；邋遢女人

來源：
From Middle English doude [immoral, unattractive, or shabbily dressed woman]
源自 中古英語 doude [放蕩、乏味或衣著破舊的女人]

【引伸】
dow.dily
adv.（副詞）
dow.diness
n.（名詞）
dow.dyish
adj.（形容詞）