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Definition of frumpy in English: frumpyadjectivefrumpier, frumpiest ˈfrʌmpiˈfrəmpi (of a woman or her clothes) dowdy and old-fashioned. I look like a frumpy mess frumpy, shapeless dresses Example sentencesExamples - Television pundits lambasted her image as a frumpy housewife who delivered dull speeches while clad in dowdy grey or brown suits.
- But with Tiffany gone, she no longer looked so dull and frumpy in comparison.
- Every fall I struggle to find a pair of shoes which are comfortable, not frumpy, a bit trendy but not overly so, give me a little lift so I don't feel so casual everyday.
- She did take a moment to glance at what Lisa was wearing though, and wasn't surprised that it was one of her usual dull, frumpy outfits.
- Well she's cute, as ever, and it's nice to see so many women over the age of 30 continuing to play the love interest these days instead of being relegated to the frumpy mom roles.
Synonyms dowdy, frumpish, unfashionable, old-fashioned drab, dull, shabby, scruffy British informal mumsy Australian/New Zealand informal daggy
Derivativesadverb Moving Houses was commissioned by the Kronos Quartet, but here it is played (in a revised version) by the frumpily named Ethel. Example sentencesExamples - If he feels the secretary is dressing rather frumpily, the room may lose that air of formality it needs in order to gain the respect of others.
- An American import centred on an unlikely fashion magazine recruit who dresses frumpily in glasses and braces.
- I hate the ones who pretend they haven't seen you when you try to flag them down while dressed frumpily, but sensibly, for the cold.
- As she looked back at Katherine frumpily trailing, she hoped so.
noun Cloaked in the frumpiness of my day job and steeped in the acrid odor of discontent, I was hardly dressed for a wine tasting. Example sentencesExamples - Since Valentine's Day is coming up, I thought it might be a good idea to lose some of the frumpiness.
- Is it possible to dress for your daughter's wedding with due formality but without frumpiness?
- That means fires, warm clothes, bad hair, and general frumpiness.
- Do you risk frumpiness and actually use the provided shoulder strap?
Rhymesbumpy, clumpy, dumpy, grumpy, humpy, jumpy, lumpy, plumpy, rumpy-pumpy, scrumpy, stumpy Definition of frumpy in US English: frumpyadjectiveˈfrəmpiˈfrəmpē (of a woman or her clothes) dowdy and old-fashioned. I look like a frumpy mess frumpy, shapeless dresses Example sentencesExamples - Television pundits lambasted her image as a frumpy housewife who delivered dull speeches while clad in dowdy grey or brown suits.
- Well she's cute, as ever, and it's nice to see so many women over the age of 30 continuing to play the love interest these days instead of being relegated to the frumpy mom roles.
- Every fall I struggle to find a pair of shoes which are comfortable, not frumpy, a bit trendy but not overly so, give me a little lift so I don't feel so casual everyday.
- But with Tiffany gone, she no longer looked so dull and frumpy in comparison.
- She did take a moment to glance at what Lisa was wearing though, and wasn't surprised that it was one of her usual dull, frumpy outfits.
Synonyms dowdy, frumpish, unfashionable, old-fashioned
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