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Frumpy vs Dowdyish - What's the difference?

frumpy | dowdyish |

As adjectives the difference between frumpy and dowdyish

is that frumpy is dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable while dowdyish is like a dowdy; frumpy.

frumpy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
    • She came to the door in a frumpy housedress and bedroom slippers.
  • (dated) Ill- or bad-tempered.

    • Related terms

    * frump * frumpily * frumpiness

    dowdyish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Like a dowdy; frumpy.
    • (Webster 1913)