dowdy

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Adj

1. Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
2. Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.

Noun

A plain or shabby person.

Verb

To press the crust into the filling during baking, to allow the juices to caramelize on top.

Έννοιες

κακοενδεδυμένος

κακοντυμένος

Συνώνυμα

frumpish

frumpy

old-fashioned

shabby

tacky

pandowdy

fusty

nonprogressive

outmoded

out-of-date

passe

scruffy

seedy

shaggy

slovenly

standpat

stodgy

stuffy

tatty

unfashionable

old-hat

unprogressive

antediluvian

passee

antiquated

antique

dingy

dirty

drab

Μεταφράσεις

schäbig

démodé

desaliñado

ultrapassado

derbeder

démodé

pejmürde

ohne jeden Schick

unmodern

altbacken

sciattona

verouderd

slordig

slonzig

vieux jeu

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈdaʊdi/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

First appears c. 1581. Origin uncertain, probably literally "little poorly dressed woman," formed from doue, "poorly dressed woman". Possibly also related to the Scots dow, meaning to "fade".