On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Frumpy. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as dowdy or unfashionable and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Frumpy in a sentence
Frumpy meaning
- Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
- Bad-tempered.
Synonyms of Frumpy
Using Frumpy
- The main meaning on this page is: Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable. | Bad-tempered.
- Useful related words include: dowdy, frumpish, unfashionable, unstylish.
- In the example corpus, frumpy often appears in combinations such as: frumpy mom, of frumpy.
Context around Frumpy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Frumpy
- In this selection, "frumpy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, look, predictably, avoid, mom, sounding and shapes stand out and add context to how "frumpy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include around in frumpy oversized hand and d avoid frumpy sounding names. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "frumpy" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with frumpy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Frumpy Mom: It’s almost Halloween. (6 words)
Fussy detail and frumpy shapes are out. (7 words)
In 2016, she drew some unwanted attention for her “frumpy” dresses. (11 words)
Mixed race, unconventional, even for punk – she dressed in a mixture of frumpy second-hand clothes and lurid plastic accessories and wore braces on her teeth – Styrene represented the apex of how free and polemical punk could be, even about punk itself. (42 words)
If you, too, were a “curvy” teenager, you’ll know the kind of frocks I found: predictably frumpy, with wide straps and high necklines, and available only in “slimming” black or navy blue. (33 words)
The debate raged with some mums swearing they'd avoid 'frumpy' sounding names and others not enjoying names that have suffixes - such as Hayden, Jayden and Kayden. (27 words)
Frumpy Mom: Remember when your phone was avocado colored and had a cord? (13 words)
Example sentences (12)
A third review read: "I really wanted a soft, comfortable, sleeveless nightdress that didn't look frumpy.
Frumpy Mom: Remember when your phone was avocado colored and had a cord?
If you, too, were a “curvy” teenager, you’ll know the kind of frocks I found: predictably frumpy, with wide straps and high necklines, and available only in “slimming” black or navy blue.
Mixed race, unconventional, even for punk – she dressed in a mixture of frumpy second-hand clothes and lurid plastic accessories and wore braces on her teeth – Styrene represented the apex of how free and polemical punk could be, even about punk itself.
Frumpy Mom: It’s almost Halloween.
The debate raged with some mums swearing they'd avoid 'frumpy' sounding names and others not enjoying names that have suffixes - such as Hayden, Jayden and Kayden.
Fussy detail and frumpy shapes are out.
In 2016, she drew some unwanted attention for her “frumpy” dresses.
I strutted around in frumpy, oversized hand-me-downs while all the other girls wore the latest Abercrombie & Fitch apparel.
She goes from uber-frumpy to kinda hottish in about half an hour.
The guests at the opening party were overwhelmingly Orthodox, and few could be described as frumpy.
Well I was cast as kind of an outsider, a kind of loser-ish sort of frumpy guy.
Common combinations with frumpy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- frumpy mom 3×
- of frumpy 2×