not stylish; drab; old-fashioned

Why do you always wear those dowdy old dresses?

not neat or tidy; shabby.

a dowdy woman.

adjective

chic , classy , fashionable , modern , neat

adjective

antiquated , archaic , baggy , bedraggled , blowsy , bygone , dated , dingy , drab , dull , frowzy * , frumpy * , homely , moldy , old hat , outdated , outmoded , out-of-date , pass , plain , run-down , scrubby , shabby , slatternly , sloppy , slovenly , stodgy , tacky , tasteless , unfashionable , unkempt , unseemly , unstylish , untidy , vintage , wrinkled , frumpish , antique , fusty , old , old-time , frowzy , frumpy , vulgar-looking