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DOWDINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance
Synonyms:
dowdiness; drabness; homeliness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("dowdiness" is a kind of...):
inelegance (the quality of lacking refinement and good taste)
Derivation:
dowdy (primly out of date)
dowdy (lacking in smartness or taste)
