frumpy — ozdic

Definitions

adj

1

Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.

She came to the door in a frumpy housedress and bedroom slippers.

Although still young at heart and head, he looks more and more like his old friend Archimedes, increasingly bearded and increasingly grey, with an otherworldly mien – a look that should earn him a spot in the online quiz featuring portraits of frumpy old men under the rubric “Prof or Hobo?”

2

Bad-tempered.

Collocations

5

ADJ.

dumpy, worse

VERB + FRUMPY

called, dream

FRUMPY + NOUN

bedroom, girl, housedress, outfit

PREP.

in, on

ADV.

really

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — primly out of date

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

She came to the door in a frumpy housedress and bedroom slippers.

Wiktionary

02

Although still young at heart and head, he looks more and more like his old friend Archimedes, increasingly bearded and increasingly grey, with an otherworldly mien – a look that should earn him a spo

Wiktionary

03

She had a really frumpy outfit on today.

Tatoeba · #2063245

04

I think at the end of the series it will all just be a dream for the frumpy girl.

Tatoeba · #3116719

05

In fact, the tabloids have called the duchess frumpy, dumpy and worse.

Tatoeba · #12007650

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, frumpy is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.