frumpishly

1. 1.

   in a dowdy unfashionable manner

   “she dresses dowdily”

   Synonymsdowdilyfrumpily

Questions about frumpishly

What does frumpishly mean?

frumpishly means "in a dowdy unfashionable manner".

How many syllables are in frumpishly?

frumpishly has 3 syllables and divides as frum-pish-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for frumpishly?

Close synonyms include dowdily, frumpily. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is frumpishly a common word?