dowdily

adv

dowdily

adv

Etymology From dowdy + -ly.

1

In a dowdy manner.

Could he have seen, Carrados would have received the impression of a plainly, almost dowdily, dressed young woman of buxom figure. She wore a light veil, but it was ineffective in concealing the unattraction of the face beneath.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:

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