Ali Wong

I'm discovering, and I think other mums are discovering too, that when you become a mum, you don't have to change into this frumpy, wholesome role model who is perfect and loses all of your identity. You can still have the same personality you've always had.

American Actress

Kourtney Kardashian

I'm five feet tall - I'm very petite - so for me, if I'm wearing a skirt or dress, it needs to be short, or else it makes me look frumpy. I need to wear either something really short or a maxi dress; anything in between just looks weird.

American Celebrity

Catherine Zeta-Jones

I used to go around looking as frumpy as possible because it was inconceivable you could be attractive as well as be smart. It wasn't until I started being myself, the way I like to turn out to meet people that I started to get any work.

Welsh Actress

Zac Posen

When I first got to Brooks Brothers, my mom told me she remembered how upsetting it was trying to find professional clothes in the eighties. Suits would either be over-stylized or frumpy, so she said, 'Make sure it's tailored properly.

American Designer

David Harbour

The fact that I got famous and became a sex symbol around my normal, frumpy, love-handled self is so gratifying - and, dare I say, culturally gratifying as well.

American Actor

Marin Ireland

Usually, I end up being the frumpy or mentally challenged or in 'Reasons to Be Pretty', regular. Or a weirdo. I play a lot of weirdos.

Iskra Lawrence

Clothing for larger sizes doesn't have to look frumpy and old; it should seamlessly integrate fashion - like Universal Standard.

English Model

Chelan Simmons

If you're feeling frumpy or grumpy, try to eat Paleo. It's a way of eating that is sometimes referred to as the 'Caveman Diet.

Canadian Actress

Amanda Hearst

I basically made it my mission to prove that ethical fashion isn't frumpy and bland.

American Editor

Often used negatively to criticize a person's appearance or style.

Slight Insult

Usually refers to clothing and overall personal style.

Fashion Context

One person's 'frumpy' might be another's 'vintage'. be aware of personal taste.

Frumpy

Looking old-fashioned, unattractive, or lacking style and neat appearance.

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