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单词 frumpy
释义
frumpy
adjective
disapproving
uk
/ˈfrʌm.pi/us
/ˈfrʌm.pi/
(alsofrumpish,uk/ˈfrʌm.pɪʃ/us/ˈfrʌm.pɪʃ/)
(of apersonortheirclothes)old-fashionedand notattractive:
（人或衣着）过时的，无魅力的
Ifeltfatand frumpy.我觉得自己又胖又跟不上时代。
a frumpycardigan过时的开襟羊毛衫
Synonyms
dowdydisapproving
frowzydisapproving
Opposite
glamorous
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Old or old-fashioned
  • age-old
  • ageing
  • ancient
  • antediluvian
  • anti-progressive
  • creaky
  • fossilization
  • fossilize
  • fossilized
  • fusty
  • have hadits/yourdayidiom
  • hoary
  • neanderthal
  • outdated
  • outmoded
  • outworn
  • passé
  • petrified
  • vintage
  • went out with the arkidiom
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(Definition offrumpyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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She was lampooned alternatively as a sinister commissar and as afrumpyhousewife in a polka dot dress.
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In the color episodes, she discards herfrumpywardrobe and steps into more stylish attire.
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The term later developed negative implications, and in some instances such women were stereotyped as beingfrumpy.
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He met her again in 1843 when she had become afrumpy, middle-aged matron.
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During class, she deliberately wearsfrumpyclothes to discourage male interest, since the vast majority of her classmates are men.
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She is beautiful but hides her beauty behind large glasses andfrumpy, old-fashioned clothes.
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There was a sense of paralysis, as we watched ourselves slip into a kind offrumpymediocrity, without the resources or the will to pull ourselves forward.
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Rosetta had persuaded the authorities she was harmless, and herfrumpyimage definitely helped.
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She frequently dresses strangely and appearsfrumpy.
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Frumpyis a far cry from a normal clown.
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