frumpy
/ˈfrʌmpi
/adjective (frumpier, frumpiest)
(Of a woman or her clothes) dowdy and old-fashioned: a frumpy housewife her frumpy, shapeless dresses...
- Television pundits lambasted her image as a frumpy housewife who delivered dull speeches while clad in dowdy grey or brown suits.
- 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.
- But with Tiffany gone, she no longer looked so dull and frumpy in comparison.
Synonyms
dowdy, frumpish, unfashionable, old-fashioned;
drab, dull, shabby, scruffy
British informal mumsy
Australian/New Zealand informal daggy
Derivatives
frumpily
- Moving Houses was commissioned by the Kronos Quartet, but here it is played (in a revised version) by the frumpily named Ethel.
- As she looked back at Katherine frumpily trailing, she hoped so.
- 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.
frumpiness
- That means fires, warm clothes, bad hair, and general frumpiness.
- Is it possible to dress for your daughter's wedding with due formality but without frumpiness?
- Since Valentine's Day is coming up, I thought it might be a good idea to lose some of the frumpiness.
Rhymes
- terrigenous
- terrindam
- terrine
- territorial
- Territorial Army
- Territorial Force
- territorial imperative
- territorialise
- territorialism
- territorialist
- territoriality
- territorialization
- territorialize
- territorial limits
- territorially
- Territorial Regiment
- territorial sea
- territorial waters
- Territorian
- territoried
- territorium
- territory
- Territory rig
- territory rights
- territory wool