Synonyms for frumpish

Most common

dowdy · frumpy

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.

   women in frumpish dresses

Related words

Word family

frumpishly

Example sentences

• dowdy Her clothes were clean but dowdy.
• frumpy She had a really frumpy outfit on today.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

dowdy²

6 letters

frumpy²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dowdy² = 2 syllables).