Noun
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deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
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British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
- dowding - hugh dowding - baron hugh caswall tremenheere dowding
Adjective
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primly out of date
"nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"
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lacking in smartness or taste
"a dowdy grey outfit"
"a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"