dowdyish Synonyms

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Like a dowdy.

The elderly woman's dowdyish dress and mismatched shoes hinted at a life of solitude.
The dowdyish house had peeling paint, unkempt lawns, and a general air of neglect.
Despite her wealth, the heiress dressed in a dowdyish manner, avoiding attention.
The dowdyish apartment building lacked any semblance of style or modernity.
The dowdyish librarian wore spectacles and a drab cardigan, engrossed in dusty tomes.
The dowdyish professor's tweed jacket and elbow patches were a testament to his academic preoccupation.
The dowdyish old car rattled and wheezed along the road, a relic from a bygone era.
The dowdyish cat with its matted fur and dull eyes had seen better days.
The dowdyish suit made the businessman look more like a clerk than an executive.
The dowdyish antique furniture in the museum stood in stark contrast to the modern artwork it housed.

Like a dowdy.

unkempt, shaggy, blowzy, slovenly, blowsy, wrinkled, messy, frowzy, untidy,sloppy

smart,smart, dapper, spruce, dashing, modish, modish, sharp, spruce, dapper

The elderly woman's dowdyish dress and mismatched shoes hinted at a life of solitude.

The dowdyish house had peeling paint, unkempt lawns, and a general air of neglect.

Despite her wealth, the heiress dressed in a dowdyish manner, avoiding attention.

The dowdyish apartment building lacked any semblance of style or modernity.