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Definition of Frumpy
1. Adjective. Primly out of date. "Nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"
Exact synonyms: Dowdy, Frumpish
Similar to: Unfashionable, Unstylish
Derivative terms: Dowdiness, Frump
Similar to: Unfashionable, Unstylish
Derivative terms: Dowdiness, Frump
Definition of Frumpy
1. Adjective. Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable. ¹
2. Adjective. (dated) Ill- or bad-tempered. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Frumpy
1. dowdy [adj FRUMPIER, FRUMPIEST] : FRUMPILY [adv] - See also: dowdy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frumpy
Literary usage of Frumpy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Suffolk Words and Phrases: Or, An Attempt to Collect the Lingual Localisms by Edward Moor (1823)
"FRUMP, frumpy, FRUMPISH, FRUMPS. The first term is of reproach, ... If insolent
withal, she would be said to be frumpy, or frumpish, or " in her frumps. ..."
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