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  • 1ill-dressed — adjective not well dressed • Similar to: ↑ungroomed …

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  • 2The Ill-Fated Princess — is a Greek fairy tale collected by Georgios A. Megas in Folktales of Greece . [Georgias A. Megas, Folktales of Greece , p 42, University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London, 1970] It is Aarne Thompson type 938A, Misfortunes in Youth. [Georgias A …

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  • 3dowdy — I. a. [Said of women.] Slovenly (in dress), slatternly, ill dressed, vulgar looking, awkward. II. n. Slattern, trollop, ill dressed or vulgar looking woman …

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  • 4dowdy — /ˈdaʊdi / (say dowdee) adjective (dowdier, dowdiest) 1. ill dressed; not trim, smart, or stylish. –noun (plural dowdies) 2. an ill dressed woman. {earlier dowd, Middle English doude; origin obscure} –dowdily, adverb –dowdiness, noun –dowdyish …

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  • 6dowdy — 1580s (n.), an aukward, ill dressed, inelegant woman [Johnson]; 1670s (adj.), perhaps a dim. of doue poorly dressed woman (early 14c.), of uncertain origin. The modern use of dowd (n.) is most likely a back formation from dowdy. If plaine or… …

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  • 7dowdy — adj slovenly, untidy, tacky, frowzy, dumpy, frumpy, looking like Tugboat Annie; carelessly dressed, sloppy, messy, unkempt; bedraggled, draggle tailed, slatternly, sluttish; ill dressed, unfashionable, out of date, old fashioned; shabby, worn out …

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  • 8Henry James Montague — was the stage name of Henry James Mann, (1844 ndash; August 13, 1878), and American actor born in England. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=The late Henry J. Montague |url= |quote= |publisher=New York Times |date=August… …

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  • 10second-rate — 1. noun a British ship of the line sail warship that has 90 to 98 guns dispersed onto 3 gundecks. 2. adjective Of mediocre quality, not first class. They are intrigued by Mrs Deelville; she is dowdy, languid voiced, and ill dressed, in every way… …

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