frump

[ fruhmp ]

/ frʌmp /

a person who is dowdy, drab, and unattractive.

a dull, old-fashioned person.

Origin of frump

First recorded in 1545–55; origin uncertain

frump·ish, adjective

And this frumpish old woman sailed out of the chamber in a great fume.

The Heroine |Eaton Stannard Barrett
It does seem odd and frumpish not to be in Scotland, but motoring covers a multitude of social sins.

Set in Silver |Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson
A woman is frumpish and old-fashioned if she does not know that "adultery with one paramour is nick-named marriage."

L. Annaeus Seneca On Benefits |Seneca
I love society, and you only care to associate with dowdy, frumpish people.

Averil |Rosa Nouchette Carey

The niece, rustic and gawky; the companion sour and frumpish.

Mount Royal, Volume 1 of 3 |Mary Elizabeth Braddon

frump

/ (frʌmp) /

a woman who is dowdy, drab, or unattractive

C16 (in the sense: to be sullen; C19: dowdy woman): from Middle Dutch verrompelen to wrinkle, rumple