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dowdy
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{adj}
synonyms: ~frowzy ???
tags: [fashion]
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Definition:unfashionable
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His own neighbour was Mrs. Vandeleur, one of his aunt's oldest friends, a perfect saint amongst women, but so dreadfully dowdy that she reminded one of a badly bound hymn-book.
Oscar Wilde. The Picture of Dorian Gray
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no one could be less like that dowdy figure athwart the teapot in Reverend Wakefield’s study, the tone of voice had been that of Mrs. Graham
Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
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Taking its place in the hedge, but as different from the rest as a young girl in holiday attire among a crowd of dowdy women in everyday clothes, who are staying at home, equipped and ready for the 'Month of Mary,' of which it seemed already to form a part, it shone and smiled in its cool, rosy garments, a Catholic bush indeed, and altogether delightful.
Marcel Proust. In Search of Lost Time [volume 1]
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