What does dowdily mean?
Dowdily means In a dowdy manner..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
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.
Use dowdily when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dowdily means In a dowdy manner..
Common synonyms include frumpishly, frumpily.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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