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Synonyms for frumpy

dowdy

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Synonyms for frumpy

primly out of date

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The length is far from frumpy and gives a chance to show off fabulous shoes - these Aldo courts in a nude shade create the illusion of a longer leg.
The cape swamped her frame and the dated hair style made her look frumpy.
Frumpy Flakes provides BBW fashion apparel that people of all sizes can enjoy.
Prior to her wedding, she described herself as fat, frumpy and uncomfortable in her own skin.
I don't care if they did have designer names attached, they were all frumpy and old-fashioned.
Functionality with style Nursing tops don't have to be frumpy. They are functional and ideal for when you're out and about.
Score out of 10: 8 Where: Mint Velvet at John Lewis Cost: pounds 149 Verdict: I'm the first to admit I do like the odd feather but this dress just made me feel frumpy and old.
WHO says maternity wear has to be frumpy? Heidi Klum looked amazing, despite being huge with child at the weekend's Emmys, and now River Island is giving baby bumps a rock chick edge.
The 22-year-old American model will star alongside America Ferrera as the frumpy fashionista's co- worker, Lexie, reports New York Post.
If it sounds frumpy, remember the quality of the cast of this drama, written by Saunders, which includes Sue Johnston as Sal, who is most put out to discover someone is proposing to renovate a barn in the field that backs on to her house in the village of Clatterford.
"Our house looks like some frumpy professor lives there, but it got dressed up for the movie," admits Glatzer.
Courden might wonder what a frumpy, overweight housewife played by a man has in common with her sexy, savvy career girls.
She appeared less than happy as she strolled around the windswept event - where she was dressed in a dowdy mac and frumpy shoes.