1. (

• Dowding ,
• Hugh_Dowding ,
• Baron_Hugh_Caswall_Tremenheere_Dowding ,
• Dowdy

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

2. (

• dowdy ,
• pandowdy

) deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust ;

1. (

• dowdy

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

2. (

• dowdy ,
• frumpy ,
• frumpish

) primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game" ;