Meaning of dowdy

(adj) lacking in smartness or taste; "a dowdy grey outfit"; "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"

primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"

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

deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust