She tried to dowdy up her sister's elegant dress with outdated shoes and a heavy cardigan, but it still looked lovely.

Despite the actress's protests, the costume department kept dowdying her outfits to fit the period piece.

She dowdied her favorite blazer after accidentally spilling bleach on it.

For the film's period accuracy, the costume designer began dowdying up the actors to reflect the modest fashions of the 1950s.

During our drive through the Cotswolds, we stopped in Dowdeswell to admire the tranquil reservoir and walking trails.

The costume designer dowdied up the actress for the period drama.

She dowdies up before visiting her grandparents so she won't attract attention.

The Dowdeswells gathered at the ancestral manor for the summer reunion.

Her persistence in dowdyism puzzled her stylish colleagues, who couldn't understand why she refused to update her wardrobe.

The Dowdys greeted us warmly when we visited their countryside cottage.