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  • noun The characteristic of being frumpy.

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Examples

  • The little details of showing her frumpiness, of some slight perspiration on her face in a scene or two, the way she talks, just astounds me with how vivid and real this trailer makes her look.

    This Week in Trailers: When You’re Strange, 9 to 5: Days In Porn, 4 3 2 1, EV, The Exploding Girl | /Film 2010

  • In the past decade, she has collaborated with countless designers, including Marc Jacobs, Giorgio Armani, Alber Elbaz and Miuccia Prada, whom she helped make chic frumpiness mainstream; she has nurtured the careers of rising talent like Giles Deacon and Jonathan Saunders; and she has injected edge and glamour into various labels, from Bottega Veneta to Topshop to, most recently, Loewe, a traditional Spanish leather-goods company.

    The Beating Heart of Fashion Joshua Levine 2011

  • Her style was tidy and conservative but with a generous sprinkling of frumpiness of the sort that federal Washington can't resist -- at least when in front of a camera's intruding lens.

    Elena Kagan goes on Supreme Court confirmation offensive in drab D.C. clothes 2010

  • If you are trying to sell a victim of casual neglect, the resulting frumpiness will damage your sales price - and can make it languish on the market.

    How to can keep your house from looking old, neglected Elizabeth Razzi 2010

  • Her style was tidy and conservative but with a generous sprinkling of frumpiness of the sort that federal Washington can't resist -- at least when in front of a camera's intruding lens.

    Elena Kagan goes on Supreme Court confirmation offensive in drab D.C. clothes 2010

  • Many of us who follow the important issues who appreciate being better informed as to her frumpiness!

    Election Central Morning Roundup 2009

  • By the time the girls hit the streets of Manhattan, they're ready to battle the dark forces of frumpiness.

    Gioia Diliberto: The Real Girls of Vogueland 2009

  • Jenny Lamour (Suzy Delair) is a nightclub singer with a jealous pianist husband, Maurice (Bernard Blier), who she loves and is faithful to despite his periodic jealous rages and his constant suspicion (not to mention his general frumpiness, a stark contrast to her luscious pin-up beauty).

    12/17: Porky In Wackyland; Dough For the Do-Do; Quai des orfèvres Ed Howard 2007

  • Jenny Lamour (Suzy Delair) is a nightclub singer with a jealous pianist husband, Maurice (Bernard Blier), who she loves and is faithful to despite his periodic jealous rages and his constant suspicion (not to mention his general frumpiness, a stark contrast to her luscious pin-up beauty).

    Archive 2007-12-01 Ed Howard 2007

  • They include avoiding flowered prints in Germany, where they suggest frumpiness, and choosing skirts in Japan.

    Where Yellow's a Faux Pas 2007

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