mumsy
Example Sentences
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The blonde man that the camera now finds on the "Jaws" beach, sloshed in a mumsy jumper, is rather like that character.
From Salon • Jul. 21, 2018
In the flesh, there is something so wholesome and mumsy about Twain that it comes as a shock when she swears.
From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2018
Lana, the mumsy phone operator, places down the handset and puts on her specs to peer at her computer.
From Slate • Jan. 2, 2015
"Don't be fooled by the slightly mumsy aura," a senior colleague told the Telegraph this month.
From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2012
"It's nice to have you, mumsy," he mumbled, comfortably.
From Stories from Everybody's Magazine by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
