frumpy
Example Sentences
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Equihua is reimagining the frumpy image of the adult pajama, afterthought cotton shirts and old worn-in lover’s shorts that would never see the light of day.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
After Fawlty Towers, Scales continued to work in television, including a stint as the frumpy Elizabeth Mapp in ITV's Mapp and Lucia.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025
What’s left is a narrowed, frumpy prestige app that feels like HBO Now and HBO Go, complemented only by a limited window of BritBox previews.
From Slate • Aug. 7, 2025
Still, Birkenstock has much else going for it - including the ability to stay popular decades since first becoming well-known as somewhat frumpy but comfortable sandals that complete a laidback, hippie look.
From Reuters • Oct. 5, 2023
She looked fresh and neat, while I felt rumpled and frumpy in my PJs.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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