单词 | dowdyish |
释义 | dowdyishadj. Somewhat dowdy; inclined to dowdyism. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > shabby or worn-out threadbare1362 rusty1602 dowdy1774 dowdyish1818 pokyc1854 hand-me-down1895 daverdy1906 schlumpy1956 schleppy1966 1818 Ld. Byron Beppo lxiii. 33 A fifth's look's vulgar, dowdyish, and suburban. 1855 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 17 Aug. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. iii. 288 These girls were all dressed in..a very dowdy-ish attire. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1818 |
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