frumpish

adjective

frump·ish | \ ˈfrəm-pish

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Definition of frumpish

: dowdy, drab

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In short, the frumpish foursome were suggesting that holders of the top judicial office, current and former, tried to influence justice by shunting cases towards particular judges. — The Economist, "Bench pressJudges on India’s supreme court accuse the chief justice of bias," 18 Jan. 2018

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