dowdily

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

dowdily
    adv 1: in a dowdy unfashionable manner; "she dresses dowdily"
           [syn: {dowdily}, {frumpily}, {frumpishly}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dowdy \Dow"dy\, a. [Compar. {Dowdier}; superl. {Dowdiest}.]
   [Scot. dawdie slovenly, daw, da sluggard, drab, Prov. E. dowd
   flat, dead.]
   Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in
   dress; vulgar-looking. -- {Dow"di*ly}, adv. -- {Dow"di*ness},
   n.
   [1913 Webster]