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Frumpy

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WordDefinition
dowdynounPlain and unfashionable in style or dress.
frumpishPoorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
unfashionableNot fashionable.
unstylishNot stylish; unfashionable.
out of fashion

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WordDefinition
frumpishPoorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
dowdynounPlain and unfashionable in style or dress.
unfashionableNot fashionable.
unstylishNot stylish; unfashionable.
out of fashion
dowdyish(archaic) Like a dowdy; frumpy.
tacky(colloquial) Of low quality.
frowsyHaving a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.
frousyAlternative form of frowsy. [Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.]
frowzyAlternative spelling of frowsy. [Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.]
scruffyUntidy in appearance; scrubby; shabby.
shabbyOf clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect; scruffy.
scragglyRough, scruffy, or unkempt.
ruggynounOf, relating to, or resembling a rug.
fuddy-duddynoun(US, informal) An old-fashioned, persnickety or ineffective person.
schlubbyClumsy, oafish, or socially awkward; unattractive or unkempt.
fustynoun(figuratively, by extension) Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
raggedynoun(of clothing) Torn, ragged or tattered.
grungynounDirty; shabby; in disrepair.
frowzledMessy and unkempt, especially of hair.

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