frumpish
English
editEtymology
editAdjective
editfrumpish (comparative more frumpish, superlative most frumpish)
- Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
- women in frumpish dresses
- (dated) Bad-tempered.
Usage notes
edit- In the sense of being poorly dressed, used to describe women more often than men.