Definition of "frumpiness" [frumpiness]

• The characteristic of being frumpy. (noun)

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• "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."
• "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."
• "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."