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The Clue

Hardly hip (5 letter answer)

The Answer

DOWDY

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Notes

The answer DOWDY is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.

Related Clues

Frumpish
Old-fashioned
Drab; not stylish
Not well dressed

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 (dowdy, frumpy, frumpish) = primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"