dowdy
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Especially because, with this dull, dowdy current iteration dragging its cape into theaters, it already has.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026
The company also saw that its selection was dowdy and uninspiring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
She wore dowdy skirts with equally drab cardigans.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024
The priest, Jean-Daniel Lafontant, had come from Haiti to help reopen the House of World Cultures, Berlin’s distinguished but dowdy center for non-European arts and ideas.
From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2023
She was heavyset, dowdy, strict, seemingly old to Terryl, though she was only in her thirties, and a caring talent scout.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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