Hardly hip (5 letters)

{ Answer }

DOWDY

{ Related Clues }

Frumpish
Old-fashioned
Drab; not stylish
Not well dressed

{ Tags }

dowdy, drab, dressed, fashioned, frumpish, hardly, hip, not, old, stylish, well

{ Notes }

The answer DOWDY is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2900 puzzles.

{ Definition }

DOWDY as a noun:

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

DOWDY as an adjective:

1. 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 (dowdy, frumpy, frumpish) = primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"