dowdy

(noun) British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970). Synonyms: Dowding, Hugh Dowding, Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, Dowdy.

(noun) deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust. Synonyms: pandowdy.

(adj) lacking in smartness or taste. Examples: "A dowdy grey outfit." "A clean and sunny but completely dowdy room."

(adj) primly out of date. Synonyms: frumpy, frumpish. Example: "Nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game."