dowdy
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The company also saw that its selection was dowdy and uninspiring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
Unthinkable as it seems, Edna was dowdy then, given to mousy brown hair and pillbox hats.
From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2023
The character of Dame Edna began as a dowdy Mrs. Norm Everage, who first took to the stage in Humphries’ hometown of Melbourne in the mid-1950s.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2023
Ella’s a model and New York socialite with a penchant for wearing collegiate, dowdy clothes that the New York Times referred to as “Wes Anderson chic” around the time of President Biden’s inauguration.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022
“You don’t want the newspapers writing that you’re a dowdy old matron with no fashion sense. You want them saying, ‘The detectives wore petticoats—miles and miles of petticoats.’”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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