Dowdy and Stately

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Dowdy adjective - Lacking neatness in dress or person.

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Stately is an antonym for dowdy.

Stately adjective - Having or showing elegance.

Usage example: a stately dowager in an evening gown

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Dowdy is an antonym for stately.

Nearby Word: statehood

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Stately and Dowdy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dowdy/stately

Dowdy & Stately. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dowdy/stately>.

Stately or Dowdy. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dowdy/stately.

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