frumpy — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.

   Examples

   She came to the door in a frumpy housedress and bedroom slippers.

   More examples (1)

   Although still young at heart and head, he looks more and more like his old friend Archimedes, increasingly bearded and increasingly grey, with an otherworldly mien – a look that should earn him a spot in the online quiz featuring portraits of frumpy old men under the rubric “Prof or Hobo?”

2. Bad-tempered.

   Usage

   • Dated

Adjective

1. primly out of date

   Synonyms

   dowdyfrumpish

   Examples

   nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game