“She's rather dowdy, is she not?”
Portia FeatheringtonMarina ThompsonS1 · E1 · 00:21:34
What it sounds like
She looks unfashionable and plain, doesn’t she?
What it really means
“Portia is putting Marina down by calling her appearance dowdy and implying she is unimpressive.”
Said today
“She looks frumpy, doesn’t she?”
What was happening
Portia sees Marina at the ball and asks another woman if she is the young lady she has never seen before. After learning Marina’s name, she dismisses her appearance as dowdy.
PortiaShe's rather dowdy, is she not?
The exchange, from the subtitles · Season 1, episode 1, at 00:21:34
Stings a little.
How much it hurts: 2 of 5
Barely veiled.
How well it is hidden: 2 of 5
Type of insultappearance, direct insult, dismissal.
Checked by my AI judge (97% sure). Found in 3 of 3 separate AI readings of the episode. Who said it was confirmed. How this works