Frumpy vs Staid - What's the difference?
frumpy | staid |
Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
(dated) Ill- or bad-tempered.
Serious, organized, and professional; sober
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*:He wondered what had become of the boys who were his companions: they were nearly thirty now; some would be dead, but others were married and had children; they were soldiers and parsons, doctors, lawyers; they were staid men who were beginning to put youth behind them.
Always fixed in the same location; stationary
As adjectives the difference between frumpy and staid
is that frumpy is dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable while staid is serious, organized, and professional; sober.frumpy
English
Adjective
(er)- She came to the door in a frumpy housedress and bedroom slippers.
