frumpy
frumpy · frumpier · frumpiest
без смаку, старомодний, немодний
безвкусный, немодный
ohne jeden Schick, stillos
Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionableDowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
UK/ˈfɹʌm.pɪ/US/ˈfɹʌm.pi/
» She had a really frumpy outfit on today.
Meaning
2 sensesDowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
She came to the door in a frumpy housedress and bedroom slippers.
ohne jeden Schick, stillos
безвку́сныйbezvkúsnyj, немо́дныйnemódnyj
(dated)Bad-tempered.
More definitions
- primly out of date
Examples
3 sentencesShe had a really frumpy outfit on today.
In fact, the tabloids have called the duchess frumpy, dumpy and worse.
I think at the end of the series it will all just be a dream for the frumpy girl.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
dowdy, unfashionable:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
dowdy, unfashionable:
Origin
Either from frump or from Middle English frumple + -y.Either from frump or from Middle English frumple + -y.
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Forms
frumpier, frumpiestSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsDerivedunfrumpy
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form