schleppy
Americanadjective
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slovenly, dowdy, or run-down; frumpy.
a schleppy hotel; a schleppy old bathrobe.
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awkward, clumsy, or dull.
Etymology
Origin of schleppy
Example Sentences
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“Sorry I look so schleppy,” she says.
From Washington Post
“Sorry I look so schleppy,” she says blithely.
From Washington Post
Yes, it’s a makeover show with bubbly experts instructing schleppy men on the wonders of slim-cut jeans, five-minute grooming routines, Ikea and avocados.
From Washington Post
She loves the suburbs, she hates the suburbs, she loves the crowded city where you can be alone, and the Upper West Side, where the schleppy old guys of old have given way to the schleppy old guys of now.
From New York Times
“We are optimistic,” said Ellis Verdi, president and co-founder of DeVito/Verdi, because whatever economic conditions may be, these women “are not going to bum around in schleppy clothes.”
From New York Times
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