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Meanings of dowdy in English

Catalan
hugh dowding
Spanish
hugh dowding

British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)

hugh dowding

Primly out of date.

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Examples for "Dowding"
1
I first met Dowding during my undergraduate years in Trinity.
The Irish Times
2
An ex-Air Chief Marshal in the RAF, Lord Dowding, went to bat for the UFO's.
The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects
3
But if there's not sufficient take up there may be more of an enforced effort, Dowding said.
Reuters
4
Dr Dowding said the dotterel have captured the imagination of the public, who have helped protect the species.
Radio NZ
5
But it's not all thanks to the community - Dr Dowding says northern dotterels are a feisty bunch.
Radio NZ
1
It was Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding who decided the dates of the Battle of Britain, which he put forward in his official despatch.
BBC

Deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust.

Usage of dowdy in English
1
She hadn't yet introduced her guest: a dowdy dishwater-blonde with bad posture.
The next to die
2
They do not dress well; they look altogether somewhat dowdy and commonplace.
Evergreens
3
They live in a dowdy tenement, and are as poor as crows.
Without a Home
4
The dowdy little woman answered her indifferently, staring at her a little.
The Shuttle
5
The tiny Twizy is a faster, sportier interpretation of the dowdy NEV.
Wired
6
The quiet accountant and his dowdy friend were not very likely co-conspirators.
Corduroy mansions
7
For a moment, the dowdy woman had the face of an angel.
The next to die
8
It is the shabby, dowdy woman who is in the wrong.
The Shuttle
9
The market in Bishkek is a mayhem of spices, meat and dowdy attire.
The Irish Times
10
The dowdy woman in charge remembered a young woman such as he described.
Gordon Keith
11
We had her wear a dowdy wig to look as plain as possible.
The bridge: the life and rise of barack obama
12
She felt plain and dowdy beside them, and her spirits suffered in consequence.
Betty Trevor
13
Yet his preference was still a dowdy, split-level ranch in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Wild Storm
14
And next to Emanuelle, she was beginning to feel positively dowdy.
Jewels
15
Woman does herself an injustice by being dowdy, careless or commonplace in dress.
Book of Etiquette, Volume II
16
She dressed dowdy, determined not to outshine Katrin, whose looks had declined alarmingly.
Surrender to the will of the night
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