frumpish
- a word derived from frump.
Example Sentences
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But Mrs. Hansen showcased a broader range as the frumpish proprietor of an English seaside boardinghouse in Harold Pinter’s “The Birthday Party” at the Studio Theatre in 1986.
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2022
She appeared in Alfie, playing the frumpish, pathetic housewife who gets an abortion, and she has a role in the forthcoming Pinter adaptation of Nicholas Mosley's novel, Accident.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thomas Caldecot Chubb's somewhat frumpish but thoroughgoing biography should do a lot toward resurrecting him.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dory Previn charitably describes Julie's wardrobe as "old-fashioned"; the less charitable call it "frumpish."
From Time Magazine Archive
Those beloved, frumpish books gave off a smell that permeated the ward—like flannel pajamas that hadn’t been changed for a month, or like Irish stew.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
