Dowdy and Ill-dressed

Dowdy adjective - Lacking neatness in dress or person.

Ill-dressed and dowdy are semantically related. in frumpy topic. In some cases you can use "Ill-dressed" instead an adjective "Dowdy", when it comes to topics like unfashionable.

Ill-dressed adjective - Not well dressed.

Dowdy and ill-dressed are semantically related. You can use "Dowdy" instead an adjective phrase "Ill-dressed".