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dowdy

How to pronounce dowdy:

Synonyms for dowdy:

blowsy
blowzy
chaotic
cluttered
confused
dingy
dirty
disheveled
dishevelled
drab
filthy
frowsy
frowzy
frumpish
frumpy
ill-dressed
messy
old-fashioned
rumpled
shabby
shaggy
slatternly
slobbish
slobby
sloppy
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Antonyms for dowdy:

a la mode
all the rage
aristocratic
as if one had just stepped out of a bandbox
as if you had just stepped out of a bandbox
attractive
bandbox
bang up to date
beautiful
besuited
big
bling
bright
careful
chic
choice
classic
classy
clean
clean-cut
contemporary
cool
costly
crisp
culty
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