Frumpy
adjective
Looking old-fashioned, unattractive, or lacking style and neat appearance.
She was wearing a frumpy old dress.
Often appears as...
- frumpy clothes
- frumpy outfit
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Disapproving
adjective
Looking old-fashioned, unattractive, or lacking style and neat appearance.
She was wearing a frumpy old dress.
Often appears as...
- frumpy clothes
- frumpy outfit
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Slight Insult
Often used negatively to criticize a person's appearance or style.
Despite her success, they described her as frumpy.
Pro Tip 2/3Fashion Context
Usually refers to clothing and overall personal style.
His frumpy jacket did not impress at the fashion show.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Term
One person's 'frumpy' might be another's 'vintage'. be aware of personal taste.
What you call frumpy, I call classic elegance.
Pro Tip 1/3Slight Insult
Often used negatively to criticize a person's appearance or style.
Despite her success, they described her as frumpy.
Pro Tip 2/3Fashion Context
Usually refers to clothing and overall personal style.
His frumpy jacket did not impress at the fashion show.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Term
One person's 'frumpy' might be another's 'vintage'. be aware of personal taste.
What you call frumpy, I call classic elegance.
Pro Tip 1/3Slight Insult
Often used negatively to criticize a person's appearance or style.
Despite her success, they described her as frumpy.
Pro Tip 2/3Fashion Context
Usually refers to clothing and overall personal style.
His frumpy jacket did not impress at the fashion show.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Term
One person's 'frumpy' might be another's 'vintage'. be aware of personal taste.
What you call frumpy, I call classic elegance.
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Quote examples
Ali Wong
American Actress
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.
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Kourtney Kardashian
American Celebrity
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.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones
Welsh Actress
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.
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Zac Posen
American Designer
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.
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David Harbour
American Actor
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.
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Marin Ireland
American Actress
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.
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Iskra Lawrence
English Model
Clothing for larger sizes doesn't have to look frumpy and old; it should seamlessly integrate fashion - like Universal Standard.
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Chelan Simmons
Canadian Actress
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.
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Amanda Hearst
American Editor
I basically made it my mission to prove that ethical fashion isn't frumpy and bland.
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Ali Wong
American Actress
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.
Quote examples
Kourtney Kardashian
American Celebrity
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.
Quote examples
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Welsh Actress
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.
Quote examples
Zac Posen
American Designer
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.
Quote examples
David Harbour
American Actor
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.
Quote examples
Marin Ireland
American Actress
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.
Quote examples
Iskra Lawrence
English Model
Clothing for larger sizes doesn't have to look frumpy and old; it should seamlessly integrate fashion - like Universal Standard.
Quote examples
Chelan Simmons
Canadian Actress
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.
Quote examples
Amanda Hearst
American Editor
I basically made it my mission to prove that ethical fashion isn't frumpy and bland.
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