Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being dowdy in dress or appearance; lack of smartness or ‘style’ in dress.
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Examples
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Thank God for this! we hold no truce with dirt at Singholm; we bid dowdyism begone! avaunt!
London's Underworld Thomas Holmes 1882
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