Synonyms for frumpy
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Dowdy — dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable
Definitions
- adj. 1
Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
She came to the door in a frumpy housedress and bedroom slippers.
Example sentences
- tattered I see a tattered flag which continues to flutter in the wind.
- unkempt He wears scruffy clothes and has an unkempt beard.
- dowdy Her clothes were clean but dowdy.
- bedraggled The bedraggled houses were finally destroyed by the platoon.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| frumpy | rising | |
| tattered | rising | |
| unkempt | rising | |
| dowdy | rising | |
| bedraggled | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- dowdy2
- 7 letters
- unkempt2
- 8 letters
- tattered2, frumpish
- 10 letters
- bedraggled3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dowdy2 = 2 syllables).