frumpy

adjective
UK: /ˈfrʌmpi/
US: /ˈfrʌmpi/

  1. Wearing old-fashioned and unattractive clothes

    1. She wore a frumpy dress to the party that no one liked.
    2. The store was selling frumpy outfits, so they lost clients.

  2. Not stylish or fashionable, often suggesting someone is careless about their appearance

    1. I felt frumpy because I hadn't been shopping in ages.
    2. She didn't want to look frumpy at her high school reunion.

Synonyms

dowdy shabby untidy unfashionable drab slovenly
frumpy noun

  1. A person who is dowdy and unattractive in appearance

    1. She is a frumpy lady with cat on her arms.
    2. Don't be such a frumpy, go have some fun!

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "frumpy" in English means: Wearing old-fashioned and unattractive clothes, Not stylish or fashionable, often suggesting someone is careless about their appearance.

The phonetic transcription of "frumpy" is /ˈfrʌmpi/ in British English and /ˈfrʌmpi/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "frumpy": dowdy, shabby, untidy, unfashionable, drab, slovenly.

Example usage of "frumpy": "She wore a frumpy dress to the party that no one liked.". More examples on the page.