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frumpy

adjective

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Recent Examples of frumpy Its slim-fitting jogger pants and matching T-shirt give you a put-together, not frumpy look. — Brooke Knappenberger, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 Modern, even futuristic, wedges are a fresh option that'll keep granny shorts from feeling frumpy. — René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 3 July 2026 With natural stone in ocher and white and touches of unfinished wood, the undulating, interlocking structures create a modernist effect—a welcome change from the more classic and frumpy properties of the Côte d’Azur. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026 The fabric is soft and has just enough stretch to move with you without looking frumpy or wrinkled. — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for frumpy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frumpy
  1. frumpish
  2. unbecoming
  3. unaesthetic
  4. repulsive
  5. loathsome
  6. disgusting
Adjective
  • 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, The Economist, 18 Jan. 2018
Definition of frumpish
Adjective
  • Is there something unbecoming about casting the still-hunky Guy Pearce to play Rupert Murdoch?
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • According to the Office of the Inspector General, he was investigated for a string of civil rights violations, including improper searches and conduct unbecoming of an officer.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of unbecoming
Adjective
  • Lamar’s performance of his slanderous mambo was the only real moment of drama and tension amid the Philadelphia Eagles’ unaesthetic beatdown of the Kansas City Chiefs.
    — Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
  • Insufficient split, bent and separated legs and unaesthetic body position are a few of the others that fall under that category.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
Definition of unaesthetic
Adjective
  • However, all this may as well go out the window the further the film goes on, and the more Darya’s search for answers about her past plays out in the form of generative digital regurgitations with repulsive textures.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The play’s main character, Mack the Knife, is simultaneously attractive and repulsive, and the role works best when neither of those two sides is neglected.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of repulsive
Adjective
  • Given French’s loathsome history, Abbott and others in the party establishment worked hard to keep him from winning the Republican nomination, Rice noted.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Kraus’ paean to peace is written in the most luxurious and loathsome language imaginable — in one very long and fractured sentence.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of loathsome
Adjective
  • The better to act out empire’s idea of what disgusting demonic sickness looks like.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • These guys are disgusting over the radio in the heat of battle.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of disgusting

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“Frumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frumpy. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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