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frump (noun)

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  • frump — ► NOUN ▪ an unattractive woman who wears dowdy old fashioned clothes. DERIVATIVES frumpy adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting a mocking speech or action, later sulkiness: probably from Dutch verrompelen wrinkle …   English terms dictionary

  • frump — /frʌmp / (say frump) noun a dowdy, drably dressed woman. {origin unknown} …  

  • frump´i|ness — frump|y «FRUHM pee», adjective, frump|i|er, frump|i|est. = frumpish. (Cf. ↑frumpish) –frump´i|ly, adverb. –frump´i|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • frump´i|ly — frump|y «FRUHM pee», adjective, frump|i|er, frump|i|est. = frumpish. (Cf. ↑frumpish) –frump´i|ly, adverb. –frump´i|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • frump|y — «FRUHM pee», adjective, frump|i|er, frump|i|est. = frumpish. (Cf. ↑frumpish) –frump´i|ly, adverb. –frump´i|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • frump´ish|ness — frump|ish «FRUHM pihsh», adjective. 1. shabby and out of style in dress; dowdy: »Most of the women looked like frumpish dairymaids, their faces unsullied by make up (Atlantic). 2. ill natured; cross. –frump´ish|ly, adverb. –frump´ish|ness …   Useful english dictionary

  • frump´ish|ly — frump|ish «FRUHM pihsh», adjective. 1. shabby and out of style in dress; dowdy: »Most of the women looked like frumpish dairymaids, their faces unsullied by make up (Atlantic). 2. ill natured; cross. –frump´ish|ly, adverb. –frump´ish|ness …   Useful english dictionary

  • frump|ish — «FRUHM pihsh», adjective. 1. shabby and out of style in dress; dowdy: »Most of the women looked like frumpish dairymaids, their faces unsullied by make up (Atlantic). 2. ill natured; cross. –frump´ish|ly, adverb. –frump´ish|ness …   Useful english dictionary

  • frump — noun /frʌmp/ a) A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy. You look like such a frump today! b) The clothes that such a person would wear …   Wiktionary

  • frump — [ frʌmp ] noun count an insulting word for a woman who dresses in a way that is not attractive or fashionable …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • frump — noun an unattractive woman who wears dowdy old fashioned clothes. Derivatives frumpily adverb frumpiness noun frumpish adjective frumpishly adverb frumpy adjective (frumpier, frumpiest) …   English new terms dictionary

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