The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
dowdily — dowdy ► ADJECTIVE (dowdier, dowdiest) ▪ (especially of a woman) unfashionable and dull in appearance. DERIVATIVES dowdily adverb dowdiness noun … English terms dictionary
dowdily — adverb in a dowdy unfashionable manner she dresses dowdily • Syn: ↑frumpily, ↑frumpishly • Derived from adjective: ↑frumpish (for: ↑frumpishly), ↑frumpy … Useful english dictionary
dowdily — adverb see dowdy II … New Collegiate Dictionary
dowdily — See dowdy. * * * … Universalium
dowdily — adverb In a dowdy manner … Wiktionary
dowdily — dowd·i·ly … English syllables
frumpily — adverb in a dowdy unfashionable manner she dresses dowdily • Syn: ↑dowdily, ↑frumpishly • Derived from adjective: ↑frumpish (for: ↑frumpishly), ↑frumpy, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
frumpishly — adverb in a dowdy unfashionable manner she dresses dowdily • Syn: ↑dowdily, ↑frumpily • Derived from adjective: ↑frumpish, ↑frumpy (for: ↑frumpily), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dowdy — I. noun (plural dowdies) Etymology: diminutive of dowd dowdy, from Middle English doude Date: 1581 archaic a dowdy woman II. adjective (dowdier; est) Date: 1676 1. no … New Collegiate Dictionary
Big Bad Mouse — Infobox Play name = Big Bad Mouse image size = caption = Original 1967 London programme cover writer = Phillip King and Faulkland Carey chorus = characters = Mr Price Hargreaves (The Boss) Mr Bloome (his assistant) Miss Spencer (their secretary)… … Wikipedia
