Dowdy
Dowdy adjective - Lacking neatness in dress or person.
Plain and dowdy are semantically related. in old-fashioned topic. In some cases you can use "Plain" instead an adjective "Dowdy".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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These are in direct contrast to the plain and dowdy clothes that the servants wear.
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Unkempt Beauty: Frida, compared to Agnetha who looks plain and dowdy without makeup.
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Elizabeth is said to have felt like the dowdy and plain one next to her sister, a woman who regularly figured in lists of the world's most beautiful women and who was known for her grand living.
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Plain and Dowdy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dowdy/plain
Dowdy & Plain. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dowdy/plain>.
Plain or Dowdy. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dowdy/plain.
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