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Recent Examples of frumpy
And, thankfully, today’s options go beyond billowing dresses that look totally cute on your mini-me but borderline frumpy on mama.
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Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2025
Toth’s brother Attila (played by Alessandro Nivola, grandson of the Italian sculptor Costantino Nivola) is selling frumpy furnishings.
—Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
Uecker likely is best known among non-sports fans for playing frumpy sportswriter George Owens on ABC’s Mr. Belvedere from 1985-90.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
And just three years ago, a story in the online newsletter The Conversation noted research from 2019 found that older women are often relegated to supporting roles in films—or are consistently portrayed as grumpy, frumpy, or senile.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 7 Jan. 2025
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Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2025
Toth’s brother Attila (played by Alessandro Nivola, grandson of the Italian sculptor Costantino Nivola) is selling frumpy furnishings.
—Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
Uecker likely is best known among non-sports fans for playing frumpy sportswriter George Owens on ABC’s Mr. Belvedere from 1985-90.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
And just three years ago, a story in the online newsletter The Conversation noted research from 2019 found that older women are often relegated to supporting roles in films—or are consistently portrayed as grumpy, frumpy, or senile.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frumpy
Adjective
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In short, the frumpish foursome were suggesting that holders of the top judicial office, current and former, tried to influence justice by shunting cases towards particular judges.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
18 Jan. 2018
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In short, the frumpish foursome were suggesting that holders of the top judicial office, current and former, tried to influence justice by shunting cases towards particular judges.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
18 Jan. 2018
Adjective
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There were a lot of memorable performances and moments for the Blue Jackets, who bounced back quickly after having their seven-game point streak snapped in a rather unbecoming outing Monday against the New York Islanders.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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There is no denying that Donald Trump has engaged in behavior that is unacceptable and unbecoming of any leader — let alone a president of the United States.—
Maggie Astor,
BostonGlobe.com,
18 Sep. 2023
Adjective
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Insufficient split, bent and separated legs and unaesthetic body position are a few of the others that fall under that category.—
Skyler Caruso,
Peoplemag,
1 Aug. 2024
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Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Palmer’s has gone viral on TikTok as an unaesthetic—yet nourishing and effective—skincare brand.—
Chaunie Brusie, RN,
Parents,
5 Apr. 2024
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One such modification known as Einstein-Cartan theory can avoid black hole singularities altogether by introducing an extra source of repulsive gravitational force caused by torsion.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
1 Apr. 2025
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An odd digression into the origins of Mormonism recalls the specious race-and-crime history in Killers of the Flower Moon, which gave us DeNiro’s most repulsive characterization to date, a portrait as revealing as Dorian Gray’s.—
Armond White,
National Review,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Thune also often praises wind energy—a booming industry in his home state—even though Trump considers turbines loathsome eyesores.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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In a sweet twist of irony, the series’ third episode harps on the loathsome concept of the studio note — and the oners allowed Rogen to dodge Apple’s feedback almost entirely.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2025
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These were disgusting, irresponsible comments by someone who is charged with overseeing public health for hundreds of millions of people.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Do not tell the patient disgusting hospital stories about your own operations or procedures.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Frumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frumpy. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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