dowdy

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

démodé

ultrapassado

fora de moda

antiquado

desmazelado

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desalinhado

Sinônimos

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out-of-date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

Traduções

schäbig

desaliñado

démodé

pejmürde

derbeder

ohne jeden Schick

κακοενδεδυμένος

κακοντυμένος

inélégant

sans chic

vieux jeu

sciattona

verouderd

slordig

slonzig

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈdaʊdi/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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".