frumpy — 英語辞典

形容詞

1. Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.

   例文

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

   その他の例文 (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.

   用法

   • 古風

形容詞

1. primly out of date

   同義語

   dowdyfrumpish

   例文

   nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game