Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dowdily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dowdi-ly
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a dowdy manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English dowdy Middle English -ly English -ly English dowdily From dowdy + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more dowdily (comparative) most dowdily (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does dowdily mean?
In a dowdy manner.
Where does dowdily come from?
Etymology tree English dowdy Middle English -ly English -ly English dowdily From dowdy + -ly.

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