Definition of Dody

Definition of Dody

Dow"dy (?), a. [Compar. Dowdier (?); superl. Dowdiest.] [Scot. dawdie slovenly, daw, da sluggard, drab, Prov. E. dowd flat, dead.] Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar-looking. -- Dow"di*ly (#), adv. -- Dow"di*ness, n.

Dow"dy, n.; pl. Dowdies (&?;). An awkward, vulgarly dressed, inelegant woman. Shak. Dryden.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

DOWDY. A coarse, vulgar-looking woman.

- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

Plain and unfashionable in style or dress
Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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