frumpy

Adjective Satellite

primly out of date

Adj

Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
Bad-tempered.

Adjective

Appearing dowdy and unfashionable.

Examples

Even a frumpy word can earn big points when placed on a triple-word score.
She came to the door in a frumpy housedress and bedroom slippers.

Origin / Etymology

Either from frump or from Middle English frumple + -y.

Synonyms

dowdy, frumpish

Scrabble Score: 16

frumpy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
frumpy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
frumpy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

frumpy: valid Words With Friends Word