DOWDILY - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adverb

in a dowdy unfashionable manner

Example: she dresses dowdily

Synonyms

Frumpily, Frumpishly, Dowdily

🔗 Related Words

dowdy – A related word in the same word family.

ly – A related word in the same word family.

🧩 Fun Fact

Tracking word families reveals how metaphors hardened into literal meanings over time.

➡️ Words that Start with DO

Dominican Doliolidae Donor Domestically Dollarfish Double-chinned Dolour Dogmatised Dockside Dogsbody Doyley Dovetailed

Words that End with LY ⬅️

Plagiocephaly Plaguily Plainly Plaintively Plastically Plausibly Playfully Pleadingly Pleasantly Pleasingly Pleasurably Plenarily