Frumpled

Part of speech: verb, adjective

Definitions

1. Looking untidy and crumpled, as if clothing or fabric has been slept in or carelessly handled
2. Appearing rough, creased and out of order, especially in dress or in the state of something once smooth
3. Describing something tousled, wrinkled or ungroomed, lacking a neat and orderly look

Etymology: "Frumpled" is the past tense and past participle of "frumple," a verb meaning to crumple or wrinkle. The verb comes from Middle English "frumplen," which has a close relative in Dutch "frommelen," also meaning to wrinkle. Its family includes "frump," "frumpy," and "frumpish," so the word that now suggests dowdy clothing started out as a description of cloth or paper that had been creased out of shape.

Synonyms: rumpled, dishevelled, crumpled, tousled, untidy

Antonyms: neat, tidy, smart, elegant, trim