dowdy

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

desaliñado

cursi

Sinónimos

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out-of-date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

Traducciones

schäbig

démodé

démodé

pejmürde

ultrapassado

derbeder

ohne jeden Schick

unmodern

altbacken

inélégant

sans chic

vieux jeu

sciattona

verouderd

unelegant

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈdaʊdi/

Etimología (Inglés)

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".